Provincetown - Truro Area Shipwrecks
Vessel Year Notes from Shipwrecks Around Cape Cod Month Day Last Name First Name Middle Sex Color Status Age Cause Residence Occupation Birth Place Father Father Birth Place Mother Mother Birth Place
Sparrowhawk 1626 Earliest recorded shipwreck-On Cape Cod  (18-23 On Board) December Crew Unknown
Somerset 1778 Ran aground at Peaked Hill Bars, remains washed out of sand in 1973. British Man-of_War, Capt George Curry captured by Cape Cod Militia. 50 men drowned. November 2 Crew Unknown
Ulysses  (Ship) 1802 Crew Unknown
Brutus  (Ship) 1802 Crew Unknown
Confidence  (ship) 1806 Crew Unknown
Williams Henry  (Brig) 1829 Crew Unknown
Belvidere  (Brig) 1830 Crew Unknown
Volunteer  (Sch.) 1831 Crew Unknown
Planet  (Brig) 1831 Crew Unknown
Rapid  (Sch.) 1832 Crew Unknown
Richmond  (Sch.) 1832 Crew Unknown
Warren  (Ship) 1832 Crew Unknown
Sarah Ann  (Sch) 1835 Crew Unknown
Maine  (Sch.) 1835 Crew Unknown
Betsey (Sch.) 1837 Crew Unknown
George  (Sch.) 1837 Crew Unknown
Austin  (Brig) 1839 Crew Unknown
Rideout  (Brig) 1839 Crew Unknown
Shakespeare  (Sch.) 1839 Crew Unknown
Elizabeth Ann  (Sch.) 1839 Crew Unknown
Imogene  (Brig) 1839 Crew Unknown
Independence  (slp) 1839 Crew Unknown
Maria  (Brig) 1839 Crew Unknown
Otho  (Sloop) 1840 Crew Unknown
Norfolk  (Bark) 1840 Crew Unknown
Nonpareil  (Sch.) 1844 Crew Unknown
A.P. Fielding  (Sch. 1848 Crew Unknown
A.P. Fielding  (Sch.) 1848 Crew Unknown
Unknown 1852 Lost at Sea Wheelden John Male Married 29 Lost at Sea Mariner Boston Thomas unknown Mary unknown
Unknown 1852 Lost at Sea Howard John Male Married 44 Lost at Sea Mariner New York Thomas unknown Martha unknown
Unknown 1852 Lost at Sea Howard David Male 16 Lost at Sea Mariner Provincetown John unknown Hannah unknown
Colonia  (Brig.) 1852 Crew Unknown
Queen  (Bar) 1852 Crew Unknown
Inez 1852 Crew Unknown
Colonia  (Brig) 1852 Crew Unknown
Ida  (Bark) 1853 Crew Unknown
Unknown 1854 February Hilliard Jairus Male Married 42 Drowned Merchant Provincetown Thomas unknown Sally unknown
Unknown 1854 February Hull Jr. George Male Married 43 Drowned Mariner Provincetown George unknown Lydia unknown
Unknown 1854 February Loyd Robert L Male Married 23 Drowned Mariner Shelburn N L unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1854 February Sparks James Male Married 57 Drowned Mariner Provincetown James unknown unknown unknown
Wasp  (Sch.) 1854 Crew Unknown
Hutoka  (Sch.) 1855 Crew Unknown
Hutoka (Sch.) 1855 Crew Unknown
Solomon Piper  (Brig) 1856 Crew Unknown
Belcher  (Sch) 1856 Crew Unknown
John Gilpin  (Bark) 1856 Crew Unknown
Unknown 1857 September Crosby Beny Male Married 23 Drowned Mariner Cohasset Jonah unknown Mary unknown
Unknown 1857 September Pettingal John Male Married 35 Drowned Master Mariner Boston unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1857 September Pettingal Belinda Wife Married 31 Drowned Provincetown Elisha unknown Almira unknown
Unknown 1857 September Pettingal Thomas Male 8 Drowned Provincetown John Provincetown Belinda Provincetown
Unknown 1857 September Pettingal Marshall Male 4 Drowned Provincetown John Provincetown Belinda Provincetown
Unknown 1857 September Richardson Robert Male 25 Drowned Mariner Nova Scotia Tilley unknown Elizabeth unknown
Unknown 1857 September Roberts Charles W Male Married 31 Drowned Mariner Wellfleet Saml unknown Ziba unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Kilburn Charles H Male Single 17 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Jonathan unknown Lucy unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Smith James Male Single 20 Lost at Sea Fisherman Nova  Scotia John unknown Maria unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Williams Jesse Male Married 56 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Andrew unknown Anna unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Williams Andrea Male Married 63 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Andrew unknown Anna unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 West Elisha Male Married 48 Lost at Sea Fisherman Nova  Scotia unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Kilburn Levi A Male Married 29 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Jonathan unknown Priscilla unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Kilburn William G Male Single 25 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Jonathan unknown Priscilla unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 McKennan Franklin Male Married 30 Lost at Sea Fisherman Nova  Scotia unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Bangs Beny F Male Single 23 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Paul unknown Peggy unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Hinckley John Male Single 20 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Elisha unknown Elizabeth unknown
Unknown 1859 December 15 Turner James R Male Single 18 Lost at Sea Fisherman Provincetown Hariah unknown Debora unknown
Hope  (Sch.) 1859 Crew Unknown
Jenny Lind  (Sch.) 1859 Crew Unknown
M.S. Cousins  (Brig) 1859 Crew Unknown
Hope  (Sch) 1859 Crew Unknown
Unknown 1863 April 8 Thompson Robert Male Single 25 Drowned Maine Merchant Provincetown Joseph Maine Leirna Maine
Unknown 1863 April 8 Kiley Beny A. Male Single 16 Drowned N York Mariner N York James A. Ireland unknown unknown
Unknown 1863 April 8 Riley James A. Male Married 45 Drowned N York Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1863 February 19 Mayo Jeremiah Male Single 39 Lost at Sea Provincetown Mariner Provincetown Joseph Provincetown Deborah Truro
Unknown 1863 February 19 Rider George E. Male Married 31 Drowned Provincetown Mariner Provincetown Nathaniel Provincetown Henrietta Provincetown
Unknown 1863 February 19 Holland Joseph Male Married 30 Drowned Provincetown Mariner Nova Scotia unknown unknown unknown unknown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 Capt R.S. White sailed from Provincetown on a whaling voyage January 26. Ran into a heavy gale and not heard from since. January 27 Cross Jr. Joseph male white single 24 Lost at sea Provincetown,Ma Mariner Provincetown Joseph Cross England Rodica Cross Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 Cross Jonathan K male white single 19 Lost at sea Provincetown,Ma Mariner Provincetown Joseph Cross England Rodica Cross Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 White Richard S male white Married 35 Lost at sea Provincetown,Ma Mariner Provincetown Nicholas    White Ireland Hessebeth White Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 Burt John S male white married 22 Lost at sea Provincetown,Ma Mariner Provincetown John Burt Provincetown Rosella Burt Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 Cook Melvill W male white Widow 31 Lost at sea Provincetown,Ma Mariner Provincetown Jacob Cook Provincetown Mary Cook Truro Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 29 Darnham Edwin W male white single 17 Lost at sea Provincetown,Ma Mariner Provincetown John  Darnham Provincetown Abby Darnham Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 Cross Jr. Josehp Male Single 24 Lost at Sea Provincetown Mariner Provincetown Joseph England Rodica Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 Cross Jr. Jonathan Male Single 19 Lost at Sea Provincetown Mariner Provincetown Joseph England Rodica Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 White Captain Richard S Male Married 35 Lost at Sea Provincetown Captain Provincetown Nicholas Ireland Hefrsebeth Provincetown
Schr. Willie Irving 1867 January 27 Burl John S Male Married 22 Lost at Sea Provincetown Mariner Provincetown John unknown Rosella unknown
Hamburg Bark Frances 1872 Wrecked off Highland Light, crew of 14 rescued by Highland Life Sta. Capt. Wilhelm Kortling died in Provincetown 3 days later, buried in Truro December 26 Crew Unknown
Giovanni  (Bark) 1875 April Puiene Giusepha male 56 Drowned Italy Mariner Provincetown Unknown unknown unknown unknown
Giovanni  (Bark) 1875 April Scharta Vincenia male 25 Drowned Italy Mariner Provincetown Unknown unknown unknown unknown
Giovanni  (Bark) 1875 April Puliese Francese male 22 Drowned Italy Mariner Provincetown Unknown unknown unknown unknown
Giovanni  (Bark) 1875 April Brand Joseph male 24 Drowned Italy Mariner Provincetown Unknown unknown unknown unknown
Charles Amory  (Sch.) 1875 Crew Unknown
D.W. Clark  (Sch.) 1875 Crew Unknown
Capitol  (Sch.) 1876 Crew Unknown
Horatio Babson  (F/V Sch.) 1876 Crew Unknown
E. & L. Marts (Sch.) 1876 Crew Unknown
Cherub  (Sch.) 1876 Crew Unknown
H.A. Frost  (Brig) 1876 Crew Unknown
Isabella  (Sch.) 1876 Crew Unknown
Mass.  (Sch.) 1877 Crew Unknown
Walter Irving  (Sch.) 1877 Crew Unknown
Sch. Powow 1878 January 4 Marshall John A male single 35 Drowned Provincetown Mariner Western Islands unknown unknown unknown unknown
Sch Powow 1878 January 6 unknown unknown male Drowned Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Sch. Powow 1878 January 8 Catou Matthew male Married 30 Drowned Provencetown Mariner Western Islands unknown unknown unknown unknown
Addie P. Avery  (Sch.) 1878 January 6 unknown unknown male Drowned Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Addie P. Avery  (Sch.) 1878 January 6 unknown unknown male Drowned Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Addie P. Avery  (Sch.) 1878 January 7 unknown unknown male Drowned Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Addie P. Avery  (Sch.) 1878 January 8 unknown unknown male Drowned Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Addie P. Avery  (Sch.) 1878 January 2 Thompson J K male Married 35 Drowned Port Jefferson,L S Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Addie P. Avery  (Sch.) 1878 January 3 Sampson Brown male Married 30 Drowned Port Jefferson,L S Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
Lucy Clark  (Sch.) 1878 Crew Unknown
Unknown 1879 August White Nicholas male Married 51 Drowned Provincetown Mariner Nicholas Ireland Hespey Provincetown
Unknown 1879 August Lent Antone male Married 32 Drowned Provincetown Mariner Antone Western Islands Mart J. Western Islands
Unknown 1879 August Silva Joseph male Married 34 Drowned Provincetown Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1879 August Martin Joseph male Married 34 Drowned Provincetown Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1879 August Days John F male Married 26 Drowned Provincetown Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1879 August Julio Antoine male Single 20 Drowned Provincetown Mariner unknown unknown unknown unknown
Unknown 1879 August Perry Antoine male Single 20 Drowned Provincetown Mariner Antone St, Marys W I Anna St. Marys W I
Sarah J. Fort  (Sch.) 1879 Crew Unknown
Carl D. Lothrop  (Sch) 1880 Crew Unknown