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Trajan

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FreightBark-c1860.jpg (59274 bytes)

Typical freight bark
of the mid 19th Century
(Mark Munro collection)

 

The table below provides historical and statistical data on the vessel. Some of the information may be incomplete. If you have additions or corrections, please e-mail us at the address listed below.

Shipwreck Data

Vessel Name Trajan
Other Names  
Vessel Type Bark (freighter)
Owner  
Length / Beam / Draft (feet) 125' / 29' / 
Tonnage  
Hull Construction Wood
Propulsion Sails (Bark Rigged)
Cargo Lime - packed in wood barrels
Built 1856 at Rockland, ME (H. Merriam, shipbuilder)
Date of Loss August 17, 1867
Reason for Loss Scuttled after lime cargo caught fire
Fatalities None
Location Newport Harbor (RI) - off west side of Goat Island
Coordinates (Lat/Lon)  
Coordinates (Loran C)  
Water Depth (feet) 30'
Typical Visibility (feet)  
Wreck Condition  Low-profile lime concretion with some exposed timbers. Some of the lime is still in the form of its original wood barrel containers.
Diving Considerations  
Other Information Lime was a dangerous cargo. If it got wet, a chemical reaction created heat and sometimes caused the vessel to catch fire. That was what happened to the Trajan.

For more information on the Trajan, see Mark Munro's excellent site
http://soundunderwatersurvey.com/sus/shipwrecks.htm 
Attention Divers
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