Schooner 'Shamrock' aground on Spruce Point Ledge, July 1925

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Schooner 'Shamrock' aground on Spruce Point Ledge, July 1925

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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.

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  • 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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Boothbay Region Historical Society
PO Box 272, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
(207) 633-0820
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