AH-WR-0243

SS Princess Anne

Passenger Steamer · United States · Lost 1920 · New York Harbor

A coastal passenger steamer stranded in fog on the Rockaway bar in February 1920 and broken up by the surf.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Princess Anne was a steel coastal passenger steamer running to New York. On 6 February 1920 she went ashore in fog on the bar off Rockaway Point at the harbour entrance. Coast Guard surfmen worked the wreck in heavy sea and took everyone aboard off safely. Efforts to refloat her failed and the surf broke the hull where she lay.

Vessel

Built: 1897
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Old Dominion Line

Loss

Date: February 6, 1920
Cause: Grounding
Location: Off Rockaway Point, entrance to New York Harbor
Water: New York Harbor approaches, Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: New York
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Broken remains in shallow water off Rockaway.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 40.55° N 73.93° W
Accuracy: Approximate position
Nearest: Rockaway, Queens, New York
Region: New York Harbor

Position given for the Rockaway bar area where the steamer stranded.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (66/100)

Dimensions and the extent of the surviving structure are not established in the sources reviewed.

United States Coast Guard historical records
Stranding, rescue operation, outcome.
Contemporary New York newspaper accounts, February 1920
Date, fog, failed refloating attempts.