Maritana (ship)

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″N 70°52′54″W.[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. 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.
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.