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Carolyn stranded on Metinic The Rockland Opinion 12 January 1912	Please help us find a photo

Shipwreck Data
Vessel Name	Carolyn
Other Names	Built as Parkgate
Vessel Type	Passenger & Freight Steamer
Owner
Length / Beam / Draft (feet)	289' / 38' / 19'
Tonnage	2,241GT
Hull Construction	Iron
Propulsion	Steam / Screw
Cargo	Potatoes and paper
Built	1889 at Whitby, England
Date of Loss	January 10, 1912
Reason for Loss	Grounded on ledge in fog
Fatalities	None
Location	Vessel grounded on northeast end of Metinic Island
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Other Information	Vessel was bound from Stockton Springs (ME) to New York when she grounded. After running on the ledge, wreckers stripped her of everything salvageable and she was given up for lost. Several months later, a salvage company refloated the vessel and towed her to Boston where she was refitted and put back in service. Four years later the Carolyn became a total loss when she ran aground on the Kola Peninsula in Russia.