USS Albert Gallatin (1871)
- USS Albert Gallatin (1871)
The Albert Gallatin was a U.S. Revenue Cutter that grounded on Boo Hoo Ledge off Manchester, MA on January 6, 1892.
History
Named after President Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, the "Albert Gallatin" was built in Buffalo, NY in 1871 at a cost of $65,000. She was armed with a 2.6 pound, brass Whitworth carriage guns, mounted in a broadside and sported an iron hull and mahogany decks. The initial propulsion was a horizontal, direct-acting steam engine with a Fowler steering propeller which was removed in 1874.
The "Albert Gallatin" was ported in Boston Harbor and patrolled from Portsmouth, NH to Holmes Hole, MA. Captain Gabrielson also skippered the Revenue Cutter "Dexter" when it came to the aid of City of Columbus which wrecked off Martha's Vineyard.
The shipwreck
In the morning of January 6, 1892 Captain Gabrielson was attempting to make the safety of Gloucester Harbor during a snowstorm and became disoriented. The cutter hit Boo Hoo Ledge hard. While trying to free the ship of the ledge the ship flooded and the smokestack fell onto the ship, killing the ship's carpenter, Mr. J. Jacobson. The other 39 members of the crew were rescued. The current coordinates of the "Albert Gallatin" are coord|42|33|50|N|70|44|52|W|type:shipwreck, at a depth of around 50 feet.
External links
* http://www.wreckhunter.net/DataPages/albertgallatin-dat.htm
* http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBCUTTERS/Gallatin_1871.html
* http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-alga.htm
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