A rendition of the Royal Tar sinking
There’s plenty of shipwrecks right here in Maine! So, grab your gear and check some of them out! Here is a partial list of Maine shipwrecks.
A.F. Davison | Schooner | 1926 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
HMS Albany * | Sloop-of-War | 1782 | Penobscot Bay, ME | |
Alice E. Clark * | Schooner | 1909 | Off Islesboro, ME | 60′ |
Amaretto * | Fishing | 1985 | Off Owl’s Head, ME | 120′ |
Angel Gabriel * | Gallion | 1635 | Off Pemaquid Point – Bristol, ME | |
Annie C. Maguire * | Barque | 1886 | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 30′ |
Ashmore * | Barque | 1918 | off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Bay State * | Passenger | 1916 | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 10′ |
Bohemian * | Passenger | 1864 | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 30′ |
Cambridge * | Passenger | 1886 | Off Port Clyde, ME | 50′ |
Carolyn * | Steamer | 1912 | Metinic Island, ME | |
Castine * | Passenger | 1935 | Off Vinalhaven, ME | |
Charles | Schooner | 1807 | Off Cape Elizabeth, ME | |
Charles H. Trickey * | Schooner | 1920 | Cape Porpoise, ME | |
City of Portland * | Passenger | 1884 | Off Owl’s Head, ME | 20′ |
City of Richmond * | Steamer | 1881 | Penobscot Bay, ME | |
Cora F. Cressy * | Schooner | 1938 | Medomac, ME | |
Cumberland * | Tug | 1917 | Vinalhaven Harbor, ME | |
D. M. Munro | Freighter | 1943 | Machias Bay, ME | |
D. T. Sheridan * | Tug | 1948 | Monhegan Island, ME | |
Defence | Brig | 1779 | Stockton Harbor, ME | 20′ |
Don * | Excursion | 1941 | Casco Bay, ME | |
Edna M. McKnight * | Schooner | 1927 | Boothbay Harbor, ME | 20′ |
Edward J. Lawrence * | Schooner | 1925 | Portland Harbor, ME | 10′ |
Empire Knight * | Freighter | 1944 | Off Boon Island, ME | 80′ |
Emperor * | Steamer | 1872 | Penobscot Bay, ME | |
F. C. Pendleton * | Schooner | 1930s | Off Islesboro, ME | 40′ |
Gardner G. Deering * | Schooner | 1930s | Off Brooksville, ME | 30′ |
Georgia * | Steamer | 1875 | Nor. Triangles, Penobscot Bay, ME | |
Gypsum King * | Tug | 1906 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | 35′ |
Hada County * | Steamer | 1941 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Harkness * | Tug | 1992 | Off Matinicus Island, ME | 100′ |
Hartwelson * | Freighter | 1943 | Off Boothbay, ME | 30′ |
Helen B. Crosby * | Schooner | 1906 | Penobscot Bay, ME | |
Helen Eliza | Fishing | 1869 | Casco Bay, ME | |
Hesper * | Schooner | 1930s | Wiscasset, ME | |
Hestia * | Steamer | 1909 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Humacao * | Steamer | 1885 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Imperial | Ship | 1869 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Irvington * | Tug | 1914 | Off Owl’s Head, ME | 50′ |
Joseph S. Zeman * | Schooner | 1922 | Off Metinic Island, ME | 50′ |
Luther Little * | Schooner | 1930s | Wiscasset, ME | |
Lord Ashburton * | Barque | 1857 | Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Mary E. Olys * | Schooner | 1920 | Cape Porpoise, ME | |
Mavournee | Barque | 1866 | Grand Manan Island, NB | 90′ |
Nancy | Brig | 1780 | Portland Head, ME | 30′ |
Nottingham * | Galley | 1710 | Boon Island, ME | |
Novadoc * | Freighter | 1947 | Off Portland, ME | 400′ |
Oakey L. Alexander * | Collier | 1947 | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 20′ |
USS PE-56 * | Patrol Boat | 1945 | Off Cape Elizabeth, ME | |
Polias * | Freighter | 1920 | Off Port Clyde, ME | 40′ |
Robert G. Cann * | Freighter | 1946 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | 400′ |
Royal Tar * | Passenger | 1836 | Off Vinalhaven (ME) | |
USS S-21 * | Submarine | 1945 | Off Cape Elizabeth, ME | 120′ |
Sagamore * | Freighter | 1934 | Off Prouts Neck, ME | 40′ |
Susan P. Thurlow * | Schooner | 1897 | Casco Bay, ME | |
Turkish Empire * | Ship | 1879 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Twilight | Passenger | 1921 | Moosehead Lake, ME | 30′ |
Ulysses * | Steamer | 1878 | Rockland Harbor, ME | |
Velma | Schooner | 1900 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Wandby * | Freighter | 1921 | Off Kennebunkport, ME | 20′ |
Warwick * | Steamer | 1896 | Off Grand Manan Island, NB | |
Washington B. Thomas * | Schooner | 1903 | Off Prouts Neck, ME | 20′ |