Sagunto
Frigate · Spain · Lost 1813 · The Isles of Shoals & the New Hampshire Coast
A Spanish vessel, remembered as the Sagunto, broke apart on Cedar Ledge off Smuttynose Island in a January snowstorm, and its drowned crew were buried on the island.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
According to Gosport town records and long-standing Isles of Shoals tradition, a Spanish vessel wrecked on Cedar Ledge near Smuttynose Island on the night of January 14, 1813, during a snowstorm. Bodies of drowned sailors washed ashore over the following weeks and, according to local record and legend, were buried on Smuttynose. The wreck's exact identity and full circumstances are thinly documented beyond town records and 19th-century poetic retellings by James Kennard Jr. and Celia Thaxter. No wreckage or precise site has been confirmed by modern survey.
Vessel
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Loss
- January 14, 1813
- Storm
- Cedar Ledge, off Smuttynose Island, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire
- Atlantic Ocean
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- 14
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Smuttynose Island, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (40/100)
The vessel's true name, build, tonnage, and full circumstances of loss are not firmly established; the record rests on Gosport town records and 19th-century local tradition rather than a surviving ship's document.
Seacoastnh.com (J. Dennis Robinson)
Gosport town record account of the wreck, dates of body recoveries, and burial tradition.
Vessel type, date of loss, and general loss location.
