SS Aleutian
_leaving_Cristobal,_Canal_Zone_(NAID_100996830).jpg){kind=link}
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SS Aleutian | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | passenger vessel | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Panama Canal Railway, Ward Line, Alaska Steamship Company | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Alaska | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Alaska | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 3 km from land |
| Position | 57.4250, -153.8400 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Aleutian was a passenger ship in North American coastal service. Built in 1899 for the Ward Line as SS Havana, she would later serve the building of the Panama Canal as SS Panama and ultimately enter Alaskan service as SS Aleutian.
Diving & visiting
Aleutian was thought to have sunk in very deep water and no salvage had been attempted. In 1998 shipwreck historian Steve Lloyd researched the testimony from the Marine Board of Inquiry hearing that had been conducted after the sinking of Aleutian. Reconstructing testimony given by Aleutian's officers he estimated the course of the ship just before the pinnacle rock had inflicted its mortal blow. In 2002 he began a side-scan sonar and a magnetometer search of the sea floor beginning at the rock that had sunk the ship.
Location
- Recorded position: 57.4250, -153.8400 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Alaska
- Nearest coast: Alaska
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Aleutian (revision 1372505541), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck discovery and conservation”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Browse more: North America wrecks · wrecks off Alaska