Maritana (ship)

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The Maritana was a ship that sank on November 3, 1861 off the coast of Massachusetts. It has been called "Boston Harbor's worst shipwreck." [1] [2] The 991-ton full-rigged ship was lost on the Shag Rocks in Broad Sound off the coast of Massachusetts at 42°19′47″N70°52′54″W / 42.32972°N 70.88167°W / 42.32972; -70.88167 . [3]

A monument to the captain, G.W. Williams, and those who were lost was placed at Old Village Cemetery in Dedham, Massachusetts. [1] [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Annear, Steve (November 20, 2019). "A Boston shipwreck. A 'cursed' figurehead. And a monument miles from the sea" . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Snow, Edward Rowe (15 August 2005). Storms and Shipwrecks of New England. Applewood Books. pp. 203–207. ISBN   978-1-933212-21-0 . Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Gaines, W. Craig (April 2008). Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. LSU Press. p. 80. ISBN   978-0-8071-3424-5 . Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Dedham Historical Society; Dedham Square Circle (2010). "28. Village Ave. at Bullard St., "Old Village Cemetery"" (PDF). Historic Dedham Village: A Self-guided Walking Tour (1 ed.). Town of Dedham Economic Development Department. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. ↑ Cunningham, Timothy (2014). "Veteran's Monuments and Memorials in the Town of Dedham: Three Self-guided Walking Tours around Dedham" (PDF). Troop 1 Dedham, Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2019-11-20.


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