Manhattan
- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ships
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 16, 1854
foundered in storm - Depth:
- 35 ft
The packet ship Manhattan sank with eight of her nine crew. In the same storm, the 200 ft schooner Powhattan was also lost nearby, with over 350 immigrants on board and no survivors. Neither wreck has been positively identified, although there are several candidates, including one old wooden hull buried up to the gunwales in the sand.
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