SS Aleutian
Passenger Liner · United States · Lost 1929 · The Inside Passage & Alaska
A well-traveled coastal liner, once a Spanish-American War transport, sank in ten minutes on a Kodiak Island reef in 1929 with the loss of one life.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
SS Aleutian began life in 1899 as SS Havana, later served as SS Panama during construction of the Panama Canal, and was purchased by the Alaska Steamship Company in 1927. On May 26, 1929, she struck an uncharted reef off Amook Island in Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, and sank within ten minutes. All but one of the 115 people aboard escaped safely. The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vessel
- 1899
- Official Number 96435
- William Cramp & Sons
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Steel
- 360 ft
- 50 ft
- 5708
- Steam, triple expansion engines, twin screw
- Alaska Steamship Company
Loss
- May 26, 1929
- Grounding
- Off Amook Island, Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska
- Uyak Bay, Kodiak Archipelago
- Not established
- Not established
- 115
- 1
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Wreck site listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Not established
- Not established
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Position
- 57.425° N 153.845° W
- Surveyed position
- Larsen Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
National Register of Historic Places
Wreck location, listing date, and significance.
Narrative of the grounding, casualty count, and vessel history.
