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Shipwrecks of New England

Below is a partial list of New England shipwrecks. This list is a composite of all the wreck listed on our state-by-state wreck lists. 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.

The image at right shows the locations of the six New England states. To view maps of the individual states, go to our New England Maps & Charts page. For details on shipwreck and diving regulations that apply in the various states, see the state-by-state wreck lists.

 

Shipwrecks of New England
Vessel Name Type Lost Location Depth
Achilles * Freighter 1887 Off Block Island, RI  
Addie M. Anderson * Schooner 1899 Narragansett Bay, RI 50'
Albert Gallatin * Rev. Cutter 1892 Off Manchester, MA 50'
Alert III Tug 1953 Buzzard's Bay, MA 50'
Alexander Macomb * Freighter 1942 200 miles E of Boston, MA 270'
Alice E. Clark * Schooner 1909 Off Islesboro, ME 60'
Alice L. Pendleton * Schooner 1940s Noank, CT 10'
Alice M. Colburn * Schooner 1923 Off Manchester, MA 30'
Alice M. Lawrence * Schooner 1914 Nantucket Shoals, MA  
Alma A. E. Holmes * Schooner 1914 Off Marblehead, MA 160'
Alva *  Yacht 1892 Off Chatham, MA 50'
Amaretto * Fishing 1985 Off Owl's Head, ME 120'
Andrea Doria * Passenger 1956 Off Nantucket, MA 235'
Angela * Barge 1971 Off Westport, MA 30'
Annie C. Maguire * Bark 1886 Cape Elizabeth, ME 30'
A. R. Noyes Coal Barge 1884 Lake Champlain, VT 80'
Aransas * Passenger  1905 Off Chatham, MA 65'
Ardandhu Freighter 1900 Vineyard Sound, MA 60'
Argo Merchant * Tanker 1976 Off Nantucket, MA 60'
Atlantic *  Passenger 1846 Off Fishers Island, NY 20'
Baleen * Tug 1975 Boston Harbor, MA 170'
Barataria Tug 1971 Off Southold, NY 135'
Barge and Crane Barge 1963 Nantucket Sound, MA  
USS Bass * Submarine 1945 Off Block Island, RI 160'
Bay State * Passenger 1916 Cape Elizabeth, ME 10'
Beaver Tail *  Passenger 1938 Narragansett Bay, RI 30'
Belleville *  Freighter 1957 Off Newport, RI 30'
Black Point * Collier 1945 Off Block Island, RI 100'
Bohemian * Passenger 1864 Cape Elizabeth, ME 30'
Brenton Reef Lightship Lightship   Off Mystic, CT 15'
California Fishing 1955 Off Rockport, MA 50'
Cambridge * Passenger 1886 Off Port Clyde, ME ?
Camilla May Page * Schooner 1928 Off Portsmouth, NH 15'
Can Do * Pilot Boat 1978 Off Marblehead, MA  
Canonbury * Freighter 1888 Off Nantucket, MA  
Cape Fear * Freighter 1920 Narragansett Bay, RI 180'
Carolyn  Passenger 1912 Off Metinic Island, ME  
Castine * Passenger 1935 Off Vinalhaven, ME  
Celtic * Tug 1984 Off Norwalk, CT 80'
Champlain II Ferry 1875 Lake Champlain, VT 30'
Charles Schooner 1807 Casco Bay, ME  
Charles H. Trickey * Schooner 1920 Cape Porpoise, ME  
Charles S. Haight *  Freighter 1946 Off Rockport, MA 30'
Chelsea * Tanker 1957 Off Rockport, MA 60'
Chester A. Poling (Stern) * Tanker 1977 Off Gloucester, MA 95'
Chester A. Poling (Bow) *  Tanker 1977 Off Gloucester, MA 190'
City of Columbus * Passenger 1884 Martha's Vineyard, MA 50'
City of Lawrence  Passenger 1907 Off Groton, CT  
City of Portland * Passenger 1884 Off Owl's Head, ME 20'
City of Rockland * Passenger 1923 Off Beverly, MA 10'
City of Salisbury * Freighter 1938 Boston Harbor, MA 90'
City of Taunton * Passenger 1930s Somerset, MA 10'
Colonel William B. Cowin * Ferry 1941 Buzzards Bay, MA 75'
Columbia *  Schooner 1898 Scituate, MA  
Commodore * Passenger 1866 Off Hortons Point, NY 30'
Condor Tug 1983 Off Darien, CT 70'
Connaught *  Steamer 1860 East of Boston 500'+
Cora F. Cressy * Schooner 1938 Medomac, ME  
Cornfield Point Lightship * Lightship 1919 Off Old Saybrook, CT 190'
Corvan Freighter 1940s Buzzards Bay, MA 100'
Coyote* Freighter 1932 Off Boston Harbor, MA 170'
Cross Rip Lightship * Lightship 1918 Off Nantucket, MA  
HMS Culloden * Frigate 1781 Off Montauk, NY 20'
D. M. Monroe Freighter 1943 Off Libby Island, ME  
D. T. Sheridan * Tug 1948 Monhegan Island, ME Shore
Davis Palmer * Schooner 1909 Boston Harbor, MA 40'
Defence Brig 1779 Stockton Harbor, ME 20'
Defense Gunboat 1779 Off Waterford, CT  
Delaware * Sch. Barge 1898 Off Scituate, MA 60'
Dixie Sword * Freighter 1942 Off Chatham, MA 50'
Don * Excursion 1941 Casco Bay, ME  
Dynafuel * Tanker 1963 Buzzards Bay, MA 60'
Eagle Boat (PE-42) * Patrol Boat   Boston Harbor, MA 240'
Edna M. McKnight * Schooner 1927 Boothbay Harbor, ME  
Edward E. Briry *  Schooner 1917 Off Nantucket, MA 50'
Edward J. Lawrence * Schooner 1925 Portland Harbor, ME 10'
Edward Rich Schooner   Off Rockport, MA 65'
Eldia * Freighter 1984 Cape Cod, MA  
Ellenora Van Dusen * Schooner 1900 Gloucester Harbor, MA 40'
Empire Knight * Freighter 1944 Off Boon Island, ME 80'
Empire State * Passenger 1887 Bristol Harbor, RI 20'
Essex *  Freighter 1941 Block Island, RI 30'
Etrusco *  Freighter 1956 Scituate, MA  
Explorer Fishing 1994 Off Newport, RI 90'
Fairfax * Freighter 1898 Off Cuttyhunk, MA  
F. C. Pendleton * Schooner 1930s Off Islesboro, ME 40'
Forest Queen * Ship 1853 Off Scituate, MA 30'
Fort Mercer * Tanker 1952 Off Chatham, MA 100'
Frank A. Palmer * Schooner 1902 Massachusetts Bay, MA 360'
French Van Gilder Schooner 1885 Nantucket Sound, MA  
USS G-1 * Submarine 1921 Narragansett Bay, RI 100'
USS G-2 *  Submarine 1915 Off Waterford, CT 60'
USS G-3 * Submarine 1921 Off Fishers Island, NY  
Gardner G. Deering * Schooner 1930s Off Brooksville, ME 30'
General Butler Canal Boat 1878 Lake Champlain, VT 40'
General Greene * CG Cutter 1960 Off Sandwich, MA  
George W. Humphreys Fishing 1904 Off Newport, RI 20'
Glen Island *  Passenger 1904 Glen Cove, NY  20'
Goliath Tug 1942 Off Charlestown, RI 60'
Grecian * Freighter 1932 Off Block Island, RI 100'
USS Grouse * Mine Sw. 1963 Off Rockport, MA 20'
Gwendolyn Steers    Tug 1963 Off Stamford, CT 55'
Hartwelson * Freighter 1943 Off Boothbay, ME 30'
Helen B. Crosby * Schooner 1906 Penobscot Bay, ME  
Helen Eliza Fishing 1869 Casco Bay, ME  
Henry Endicott Sch. Barge 1939 Off Plymouth, MA 80'
Herbert * Lighter 1924 Off Nahant, MA 100'
Hercules Tug 1907 Off Misquamicut,  RI 15'
Herman Winter * Freighter 1944 Martha's Vineyard, MA 20'
Heroine * Fishing 1920 Off Watch Hill, RI 80'
Hesper * Schooner 1930s Wiscasset, ME  
Hilda Garston Fishing 1961 Off Westport, MA 45'
Horatio Hall * Passenger 1909 Off Chatham, MA 35'
Horse Ferry Ferry   Lake Champlain, VT 50'
Idene Fishing   Off Block Island, RI 85'
Irvington * Tug 1914 Off Owl's Head, ME 50'
Isabel * Passenger 1915 Off Stamford, CT 20'
James E. Longstreet * Freighter 1944 Cape Cod Bay, MA 20'
Jennie French Potter * Schooner 1909 Nantucket Sound, MA 20'
John A. Downs Tug 1985 Great Gull Island, NY 230'
John H. Starin *  Steamer 1909 Bridgeport Harbor, CT  
John S. Dwight Rum Runner 1923 Vineyard Sound, MA 85'
Joseph S. Zeman * Schooner 1922 Off Metinic Island, ME 50'
Josephine Marie * Fishing 1992 Off Cape Cod, MA 105'
Karen E Yacht 1981 Off Greenport, NY  
Kate Harding * Bark 1892 Cape Cod, MA  
Kenwood * Schooner 1926 Off Scituate, MA 20'
Kershaw * Freighter 1928 Nantucket Sound, MA 85'
King Philip * Excursion 1935 Boston Harbor, MA 230'
Kiowa * Freighter 1903 Boston Harbor, MA 45'
USS L-8 *  Submarine 1926 Off Newport, RI 120'
Lackawanna * Tug 1915 Nantucket Sound, MA 50'
Lady of the Lake *  Passenger 1895 L. Winnipesaukee, NH 30'
Larchmont * Passenger 1907 Off Watch Hill, RI 130'
Lexington * Passenger 1840 Off Bridgeport, CT 150'
USS Leyden *  Tug 1903 Block Island, RI 15'
Lightburne *  Tanker 1939 Block Island, RI 30'
Lightship LV-58 * Lightship 1905 South of Nantucket, MA 150'
Llewellyn Howland * Freighter 1924 Off Newport, RI 30'
Louise B. Crary * Schooner 1902 Massachusetts Bay, MA 360'
Lunet * Schooner 1898 Naushon Island, MA 60'
Luther Little * Schooner 1930s Wiscasset, ME  
Lydia Scholfield * Schooner 1891 Off Newport, RI 30'
Magnifique Man-of-War 1782 Boston Harbor, MA  
Maine * Passenger 1920 Western L. I. Sound, NY 10'
Maritana * Bark or Brig 1861 Outer Boston Harbor, MA  
Mars * Tug 1942 Off Plymouth, MA 125'
Mary Arnold * Tug 1940 Off Charlestown, RI 60'
Mary E. O'Hara Fishing 1941 Boston Harbor, MA 50'
Mary E. Olys * Schooner 1920 Cape Porpoise, ME  
Mertie B. Crowley * Schooner 1910 Martha's Vineyard, MA  
Meteor *  Collier 1926 Block Island, RI 20'
Metis *  Passenger 1872 Off Watch Hill, RI 130'
Minerva Brig 1810 Off Newport, RI 20'
Mohave * Tug 1928 Boston Harbor, MA 25'
Monhegan * Passenger 1938 Narragansett Bay, RI 5'
Montana Sch. Barge 1907 Off Block Island, RI 90'
Montclair Schooner 1927 Off Cape Cod, MA  
Mount Hope  Tug 1968 Narragansett Bay, RI 20''
Moritz * Freighter 1930 Off Marblehead, MA 200'
Myronus * Schooner 1907 Off Bridgeport, CT 60'
Nancy Brig 1780 Portland Head, ME 30'
Nancy * Schooner 1927 Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA  
Nantucket Lightship * Lightship 1934 Off Nantucket, MA 180'
Narragansett * Passenger 1880 Off Saybrook, CT  
USS New Hampshire * Frigate 1922 Off Manchester, MA 40'
Neptune II * Fishing 1989 Off Sakonnet Point, RI 85'
USS Nezinscot * Tug 1909 Off Rockport, MA 300'
Nina T * Fishing 1997 Off Gloucester, MA 100'
Norness * Tanker 1942 Off Block Island, RI 284'
North Freighter 1863 Off Owl's Head, ME  
North American * Passenger 1967 East of Nantucket, MA 250'
Northern Voyager Fishing 1997 Off Gloucester, MA 175'
Nottingham * Galley 1710 Boon Island, ME  
Novadoc *  Freighter 1947 Off Portland, ME  
USS O-9 *  Submarine 1941 Off Isles of Shoals, NH 430'
O. J. Walker Canal Boat 1895 Lake Champlain, VT 65'
Oakey L. Alexander * Collier 1947 Cape Elizabeth, ME 20'
USS Ohio * Frigate 1884 Greenpoint Harbor, NY 20'
Olinda * Freighter 1895 Off Fishers Island, NY 30'
Onondaga * Freighter 1918 Off Watch Hill, RI 40'
USS PE-56 *  Patrol Boat 1945 Off Cape Elizabeth, ME  
P. T. Teti Tug 1972 Off Sakonnet Point, RI 100'
Pan Pennsylvania * Tanker 1944 70 mi S of Nantucket, MA 250'
Paul Palmer * Schooner 1913 Off Provincetown, MA 85'
Pemberton Sch. Barge 1907 Nantucket Sound, MA  
Pendleton * Tanker 1952 Off Chatham, MA 30'
Pentagoet * Steamer 1898 Off Cape Cod, MA 170'
Peter Stuyvesant * Passenger 1978 Boston Harbor, MA  
Philadelphia * Gunboat 1776 Lake Champlain, VT  
Phoenix Ferry   Lake Champlain, VT 100'
Pinthis * Tanker 1930 Off Scituate, MA 100'
Polias * Freighter 1920 Off Port Clyde, ME 40'
Poling Brothers #2 * Tanker 1940 Off Huntington Harbor, NY 40'
Port Hunter * Freighter 1918 Nantucket Sound, MA 85'
Portland * Passenger 1898 Off Cape Cod, MA 500'
Pottstown Sch. Barge 1944 Off Sandwich, MA 60'
Progress Dredge 1940 Off Charlestown, RI 60'
Puszta Freighter 1934 Block Island, RI 20'
Regal Sword * Freighter 1979 Off Chatham, MA 275'
Reliance * Ligh