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Shipwrecks of Connecticut
The state of Connecticut has some 600 miles of undulating coastline along the north shore of Long Island Sound. For centuries the Sound has provided a protected waterway for coastal marine traffic, but over the years it has been the site of numerous shipwrecks. To view a map of Connecticut and Long Island Sound, click on the thumbnail image at right.
Below is a partial list of the wrecks located in the coastal and inland waters of Connecticut. Clicking on a Vessel Name link will take you to a wreck data page, where you'll find the wreck's history, specifications and pictures. Use the Back arrow to return here.
Because Connecticut borders on Long Island Sound, some of the wrecks listed are close to the New York shore. We've included these wrecks here because they are accessible by boat from Connecticut ports.
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Shipwrecks of Connecticut | ||||
Vessel Name | Type | Lost | Location | Depth |
Schooner | 1940s | Noank, CT | 10' | |
Atlantic * |
Passenger | 1846 | Off Fishers Island, NY | 20' |
Tug | 1971 | Off Southold, NY | 135' | |
Passenger | 1857 | Fishers Island, CT | ||
Celtic * | Tug | 1984 | Off Norwalk, CT | 80' |
City of Lawrence | Passenger | 1907 | Off Groton, CT | |
Commodore * | Passenger | 1866 | Off Horton Point, NY | 30' |
Condor | Tug | 1983 | Off Darien, CT | 70' |
Cornfield Lightship (LV-51) * | Lightship | 1919 | Off Old Saybrook, CT | 190' |
HMS Culloden * | Frigate | 1781 | Off Montauk, NY | 20' |
Defense | Gunboat | 1779 | Off Waterford, CT | |
USS G-2 * | Submarine | 1915 | Off Waterford, CT | 60' |
USS G-3 * | Submarine | 1921 | Off Fishers Island, NY | |
Glen Island * | Passenger | 1904 | Glen Cove, NY | 20' |
Gwendolyn Steers | Tug | 1962 | Off Huntington Harbor, NY | 55' |
Isabel * | Passenger | 1915 | Off Stamford, CT | 20' |
John A. Downs | Tug | 1985 | Great Gull Island, NY | 230' |
John H. Starin * | Steamer | 1909 | Bridgeport Harbor, CT | |
Karen E | Yacht | 1981 | Off Greenport, NY | |
Lexington * | Passenger | 1840 | Off Bridgeport, CT | 150' |
Maine * | Passenger | 1920 | Western L. I. Sound, NY | 10' |
Myronus * | Schooner | 1907 | Off Bridgeport, CT | 60' |
Narragansett * | Passenger | 1880 | Off Saybrook, CT | |
USS Ohio * | Frigate | 1884 | Greenport, NY | 20' |
Olinda * | Freighter | 1895 | Off Fishers Island, NY | 30' |
Poling Brothers #2 * | Tanker | 1940 | Off Greenwich, CT | 60' |
Rye Cliff | Ferry | 1918 | Off Sea Cliff, NY | 10' |
Thames * | Steamer | 1930 | Off Norwalk, CT | 10' |
Thames | Tug | 1973 | Off Southold, NY | 130' |
Volund * | Freighter | 1908 | Off Fishers Island, NY | 95' |
Washington * | Passenger | 1831 | Off Stratford, CT | 60' |
* Data page includes pictures
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