Shipwrecks off Connecticut

[Connecticut Sam]

I am seeking true unpublished stories about wrecks off Connecticut Shores that you are no longer looking for. [email protected]

 

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Connecticut: 1697. An unidentified English ketch1752 or 1753. Spanish frigate Elena y Señor San Joseph (alias San Jose)1763. British schooner Storm King
1764. British merchantman Hannah & Elizabeth1770. Two large unidentified merchant vessels 1772. British sloop Betsey1779. Connecticut State Navy brigantine Defense 1782. American privateer sloop Hermione 1785. An unidentified French sloop 1790. American schooner Prosperous
1803. American sloop Unity
1805. Spanish adviso La Princesa
1808. American schooner Wave
1812. American merchantman Osprey1813. American schooner Eagle 1800. Spanish schooner Del Carmes1816. Spanish merchantman Anion 1817. American merchantmen Mary,1817. American merchant George1821. American sloop Sally1831. American side-wheel steamer Washington1833. American steamboat New England 1836. American schooner Dolphin1838. American steamboat New England 1841. American brig Frances1846. American steamer Atlantic 1847. French brigantine L’Amitie1852. American steamer C. Vanderbilt 1857. American brig Etewando 1858. American brig Catherine Rogers1860. American schooner Gypsy1865. American side-wheel steamer Commonwealth1871. American side-wheel steamer City of New London1872. American side-wheel steamer Whitehead1878. American schooner Mary Tyce 1880. American side-wheel steamer Narragansett Sometime around 1881. American sloop-scow George C. Bloomer1883. American miniature submarine Finian Ram Jr. 1883. American steamer Granite State1884. American schooner Onrest1884. American barge Bouquet, 1885. American three-masted schooner Louise Bliss
1891. American side-wheel steamer Elm City 1896. American twin screw-propeller steamboat Richard Peck1897. American steamer Nutmeg State1899. American schooner Anna Melia. 1900. American barge Duncan Mosher

That is just a rough list, I have more detailed information on each one, armament, tonnage, captain's name, cargo, destination, fate, location, subsequent salvage efforts, etc. (Some more information on than others) PM me if any of these strike your fancy.