Contributed by Boothbay Region Historical Society
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Description
This vessel is the Fishermen's Cup Contender Shamrock that ran aground on the ledges off Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor in July 1925.
She had loaded bait at the cold storage facility in Boothbay Harbor and was on her way to Linekin Bay for ice. Shamrock lay on the rocks all day until towed free by the tug Seguin at high tide.
About This Item
- Title: Schooner 'Shamrock' aground on Spruce Point Ledge, July 1925
- Creation Date: 1925
- Subject Date: 1925
- Location: Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.6 cm x 17.6 cm
- Local Code: BHFA009
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Marine accidents--Maine--Boothbay Harbor
- Shamrock (Ship)
- Ships--Maine
- Sailing ships--Maine
- Shipwrecks--Maine--Boothbay Harbor
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- Boothbay Harbor
- Fishermen's Cup Contender
- Ledge
- Linekin
- Marine
- Marooned
- Schooner
- Seguin
- Shamrock
- Spruce Point
- Vessel
For more information about this item, contact:
Boothbay Region Historical SocietyPO Box 272, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
(207) 633-0820
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