Manchester-by-the-Sea: maritime history
Lost and never forgottenIn remembrance of the people of Manchester-by-the-Sea lost at sea, and of the families who waited for them to come home.
Ships, people and stories tied to Manchester-by-the-Sea in the records, each with its sources.
Anniversaries by month
Source: Cape Ann Current. Sources and reuse rules.
Losses and wrecks
- Wreck of the revenue cutter Gallatin on Boo Hoo Ledge (Jan. 6, 1892). Wreck on Boo Hoo Ledge off Eagle Head. Crew landed in Manchester and were cared for by the town.
Stories
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Manchester's 1895 list
The Rev. D. F. Lamson's 1895 town history printed a list of Manchester people lost at sea, from 1717 into the 1890s. We transcribed all 131 lines and checked them against the page images. Search them below or download the list. Each line is as printed; the book does not give residence or full crews.
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Source: Cape Ann Current. Sources and reuse rules.
Where the records are
Archives that hold Manchester-by-the-Sea maritime records. Our listing is not permission to reuse their material.
- D. F. Lamson, town history (1895): Lost-at-sea list pp359–361; wrecks p358; voyages p110.
- Manchester Historical Museum: Photographs, papers and local history records.
- Manchester newspaper archive: Manchester Cricket 1888–2018; Essex Echo 1918–1927; Cape Ann Advertiser 1878–1889; additional titles.
- Library newspaper guide: Guide to newspaper scans.
- Massachusetts BUAR: Albert Gallatin: January 6, 1892 wreck account.