A Comprehensive Accounting of Alaska Shipwrecks and Losses of Life in Alaskan Waters
YOUNG PHOENIX (1888) The 355 ton 107 foot wooden whaling bark Young Phoenix was crushed by ice on a lee shore in a gale and lost near Point Barrow August 3, 1888. Lost along with the Young Phoenix were the New Bedford barks Mary & Susan and Fleetwing as well as the San Francisco schooners …
VICTORIA (1871) The 149.38 ton whaling brig Victoria was abandoned in the ice around Point Belcher and lost September 14, 1871. The vessel sailed out of San Francisco and had a value at the time of the disaster of $30,000. Mapping and Location: Northern Alaska 70 47 40 N 159 39 02 W Chart 16005 …
THOMAS DICKASON (1871) The 461 ton wooden whaling ship Thomas Dickason was abandoned in the ice around Point Belcher September 14, 1871. The vessel was out of New Bedford, Massachusetts and had an estimated value of $50,000. The ship was found the following summer “on her beam end on the bank, bilged and full of …
SAINT ALEXANDER (1799) The Russian vessel Saint Alexander was lost between Alaska and Siberia in route to Okhotsk, in 1799. The vessel, all hands and a cargo of furs were lost. Mapping and Location: Northern Alaska Unknown Source: Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore (1992) SAINT GEORGE (1876) The 392 ton whaling ship Saint …
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RAINIER (1885) The 51.55 ton bark Rainier was lost in the Arctic in 1885. The vessel was worth $50,000 with cargo at the time of the loss. Mapping and Location: Northern Alaska Unknown Source: Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore (1992) REINDEER (1871) The 332.33 ton wooden ship Reindeer was abandoned in the ice …
PAIEA (1871) The 386 ton bark Paiea (Paira Kahola) was trapped in the ice and abandoned September 14, 1871 at Pt Belcher near Wainright Inlet. The Paiea was valued a $20,000 and was carrying a cargo of whale oil and bone. Her stores were transferred to the Carlotta in an unsuccessful attempt to lighten the …
OHIO (1888) The 195 ton 93 foot wooden bark Ohio (Little Ohie) was driven ashore and lost south of Cape Lisburne near Point Hope at 9 p.m. October 3, 1888. The vessel was under the command of captain George E. Allen during a strong snow storm when she struck the beach 60 feet from shore. …
NAVARCH (1897) The 494 ton steam whaling bark Navarch was caught in the pack ice off Icy Cape in late July 1897 and abandoned off Blossom Shoals August 12, 1897. The vessel departed San Francisco March 2, 1897 for whaling in the Arctic with thirty two crewmen aboard. Sixteen of her crew perished in the …
MABEL (1885) The 188 ton 100 foot wooden bark Mabel went ashore in a heavy gale at Wainright Inlet at 3 p.m. Monday August 10, 1885. The George and Susan drug anchor and collided with the Mabel causing her to drag as well. The vessel departed Saipan, Caroline Island February 10, 1885 bound for whaling …