Helianthus III 1990
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | Helianthus III | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1990 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | yacht | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Chesapeake Bay | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 3 km from land |
| Position | 38.9753, -76.4969 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Helianthus III was a yacht, built by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) in 1924. She was a ketch-rigged wooden vessel, 62½' long on deck with a 13'-9" beam and 4'-6" draft. Before being lost at sea in the 1990s, she was docked at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Location
- Recorded position: 38.9753, -76.4969 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Chesapeake Bay
- Nearest coast: United States
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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