Isabel
Passenger Steamer · United States · Lost 1915 · Long Island Sound & the Connecticut Shore
A sidewheel steamer broke apart on the rocks off Stamford's Shippan Point, leaving machinery later singled out by state archaeologists as unusually well preserved.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The steamer Isabel ran aground off Shippan Point, just south of Stamford, Connecticut, on September 28, 1915, and broke up with no reported loss of life. Her remains lay largely forgotten until Connecticut's post-Hurricane Sandy underwater archaeology survey identified well-preserved sidewheel machinery at the site. The find was significant enough that surveyors recommended the wreck for the National Register of Historic Places.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Steam, sidewheels
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Loss
- September 28, 1915
- Grounding
- Long Island Sound, off Shippan Point, just south of Stamford, Connecticut
- Long Island Sound
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The Wreck Today
- 20 ft
- Scattered remains of a sidewheel steamer's machinery and hull
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Position
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- Shippan Point, Stamford, Connecticut
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)
Builder, dimensions, and ownership are not established in the sources reviewed.
Confirmation that the Isabel wreck's sidewheel machinery was documented and recommended for National Register listing.
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Loss date, cause, location, and depth.
