A Comprehensive Accounting of Alaska Shipwrecks and Losses of Life in Alaskan Waters
NAHICHEVAN (1965) The Russian trawler Nahichevan was lost January 20, 1965 between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island, approximately 80 miles northwest of Saint Paul Island. Fourteen crewmembers perished in the disaster. The Russian trawlers Sebezh and the Sevsk were also lost with the same number of crewmembers on each. Two of the three …
N P CORP NO 41 (1962) The 38 ton 60 foot wooden barge N P Corp No 41 foundered in November of 1962 off of Cape Saint Elias. Mapping and Location: South Central Alaska 59 54 N 144 36 W Chart 16016 Additional Information: Tonnage 38 Gross and Net, Length 60.2, Breadth 18, Depth 4, …
N F CO NO 1 (1918) The 30 ton scow N F Co No 1 stranded and was lost in Washington Bay December of 1918. Mapping and Location: Southeast Alaska 56 43 N 134 23 20 W Chart 17320 Additional Information: Tonnage 30, Built 1917 at Bellingham WA, Registered Seattle WA, ON 166791 Sources: 1. …
M S P CO NO 1 (1931) The 20 ton 36 foot scow M S P Co No 1 foundered in Alaska in about 1931. Mapping and Location: Alaska Unknown Comment: Vessel not reported lost until 1941. WG Additional Information: Tonnage 20 Gross and Net, Length 36, Breadth 17.7, Depth 3.9, Built 1913 at Seattle …
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M M MORRILL (1903) The 60 foot 43 ton sealing schooner M M Morill foundered June 30, 1903 along with the schooner James G Swan along the coast of Alaska. The vessel was built in Seattle in 1894. News of the wreck came from Kotzebue Sound and reported that the captain of the M M …
M P E 110 (1968) The diesel screw M P E 110 foundered April 12, 1968 off of Cook Inlet. Mapping and Location: South Central Alaska 59 05 N 152 30 W Chart 16013 Source: BOEM Alaska Shipwreck List (2011) MACRAY (1938) The 86 ton wooden tug Macray was blown ashore in a storm …
M&M (1983) The 50 foot wooden fishing vessel M&M struck a log and capsized October 26, 1983 near Wrangell. Mapping and Location: Southeast Alaska 56 28 N 132 22 40 W Chart 17360 Source: BOEM Alaska Shipwreck List (2011) MABEL A (1920) The 32 ton gas screw fishing vessel Mabel A stranded and …
LAST CHANCE (1955) The 7 ton 30 foot wooden gas screw fishing vessel Last Chance burned November 9, 1955 at Anderson Bay. Mapping and Location: Alaska Unknown Comment: Multiple Bays named Anderson. WG Additional Information: Tonnage 7 Gross 5 Net, Length 30.8, Breadth 9.5, Depth 3.7, Built 1946 at Cordova, Horsepower 100, Owner John D …
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JAMES B WOOD (1925) The schooner James B Wood became a total loss at Teller in 1925. Mapping and Location: West central Alaska 65 16 N 166 22 W Chart 16005 Source: The H W McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (1966) Pg 368 JANE A FALKENBERG (1903) The 131 foot wooden barkentine Jane …
IMPERIAL (1928) The 30 ton gas screw fishing vessel Imperial disappeared November 15, 1928 along with her crew of six. The vessel had departed Juneau for deep sea fisheries and was never seen again. She is believed to have foundered in the Gulf of Alaska in very bad weather. Lost were the master and owner …
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