AH-WR-1631

Seaconnet

Coastal Collier · Lost 1923 · Buzzards Bay & Vineyard Sound

She foundered southwest of Cuttyhunk on 29 April 1923 in a gale.

Become Captain of Record

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Seaconnet was built at Camden in 1918. She foundered southwest of Cuttyhunk on 29 April 1923 in a gale. Seven men were lost. She was carrying coal from Norfolk to Boston.

Vessel

Built: 1918
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, propeller
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: April 29, 1923
Cause: Storm
Location: Southwest of Cuttyhunk Island
Water: Vineyard Sound
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Southwest of Cuttyhunk Island
Region: Buzzards Bay & Vineyard Sound

No verified wreck position adopted from the sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

BUAR’s printed longitude conflicts with its Cuttyhunk locality; coordinates are omitted.

Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
Vessel identity, type, loss date or year, and named loss locality.