G.M. Winslow
Tug · United States · Lost 1904 · Buzzards Bay & Vineyard Sound
A Boston coal-company tug stranded and broke up on the outer end of Sow and Pigs Reef off Cuttyhunk Island in 1904.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The iron steam tug G.M. Winslow, owned by the Metropolitan Coal Company of Boston, stranded on the southwest end of Sow and Pigs Reef off Cuttyhunk Island on January 29, 1904, and broke up. Casualty and voyage details are not established in the sources reviewed. Her remains, now mostly broken up, lie in about 50 feet of water on a reef notorious for shipwrecks.
Vessel
- 1891
- Not established
- East Boston, Massachusetts
- Iron
- 112 ft
- 23 ft
- 197
- Steam, screw
- Metropolitan Coal Company, Boston
Loss
- January 29, 1904
- Grounding
- Sow and Pigs Reef, off Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts
- Buzzards Bay approaches / Vineyard Sound
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 50 ft
- Probably mostly broken up.
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 41.40° N 70.98° W
- Approximate position
- Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts
Position as published by Hunting New England Shipwrecks, attributed to diver Brad Luther.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
The circumstances of the stranding, casualties if any, and the vessel's activity at the time of loss are not established in the sources reviewed.
Hunting New England Shipwrecks (wreckhunter.net)
Build specifications, owner, date and location of loss, coordinates and wreck condition.
