In 1778, Peaked Hill Bars bested a dreaded symbol of British imperial power: H.M.S. Somerset, the 64-gun ship-of-the-line that had terrorized the people of Boston and Charlestown, figuring in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” as “A phantom ship, with each mast and spar / Across the moon like a prison-bar, / And a huge black hulk, that was magnified / By its own reflection in the tide.” More pictures and history»
Fishermen’s Wharf (also, Cabral’s Wharf) | Provincetown Marina | Cape Cod Oil’s Gas Dock | 9 Ryder Seaside Dining
It was at the wharves that women parted from their husbands. It was to the wharves that they returned trembling when a fishing vessel, gone too long, returned with its flag at half mast — if it returned at all. The women of Provincetown, who also faced the sea, were often overlooked when men accounted for the heroism of the fishery. So perhaps some cosmic leveling explains the fact that the women received their waterfront tribute, They Also Faced the Sea, by Norma Holt (d 2013) and Ewa Nogiec, a decade before the unveiling of the Provincetown Fishermen’s Memorial project. The installation certainly catches most visitors’ eyes, as it can be seen prominently on arrival and departure from MacMillan Wharf. But it is not Fishermen’s Wharf only distinction.
The original pier shed of Sklaroff’s Wharf, forerunner of Fishermen’s Wharf. [Link]
A 40-foot, 30-ton commercial fishing vessel built in 1987 by Marinette Marine and registered to James M. Costa, according to BoatInfoWorld.com.
Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books.
Pictured, dismasted, in The Lifesavers of Cape Cod (1902), by J. W. Dalton, page 28.
1866. This was the vessel that rescued the figurehead that adorns the Figurehead House at 476 Commercial Street. That story is related by Josef Berger — writing pseudonymously as Jeremiah Digges — in Cape Cod Pilot (1937), pages 259-260. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1850. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
A schooner, lost in 1852 with crew members John Wheelden, John Howard and David Howard. Noted in Records of Drowning at Sea, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1915. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1862. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
The steamer Acorn carried passengers to Provincetown in the 1850s, following the Naushon and preceding the George Shattuck.
1859. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books.
Sloop. 1895. Noted in 1906 Schooner Records, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project. A great tale is told of her epic race to Boston market in July 1901 with the Lear C. by Josef Berger — writing pseudonymously as Jeremiah Digges — in his 1941 book, In Great Waters: The Story of the Portuguese Fishermen, pages 194-198.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
A Grand Banks schooner. In the 1900 season, traveled to the banks once, under Captain Antone C. Silva.
1866. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
A Grand Banks schooner. In the 1900 season, traveled to the banks once, under Captain Manuel Caton.
A 51-foot, 25-ton commercial fishing vessel built in 1927; registered to Stephen J. Perry, according to BoatInfoWorld.com. A dragger. Blessed by Bishop Cassidy in 1948. The captain in 1953 was Joaquin Martin. She was acquired in 1956 by Joaquin Peters of 5 Winthrop Street. The captain in 1958 was Stephen Perry of Standish Street. She sank at her mooring that year. ¶ Updated 2014-03-15
1866. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Barge from which four men drowned on Feb. 18, 1907, including Lyman Sewall Lord and James Thurston Lord. Noted in Records of Drowning at Sea, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Sloop. 1900. Noted in 1906 Schooner Records, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Sloop. 1888. Noted in 1906 Schooner Records, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Described in The Life Savers of Cape Cod (Barta Press, 1902), by J. W. Dalton, available on Google Books. It was a total loss on Peaked Hill Bars. A total wreck at Peaked Hill Bars, noted in The Lifesavers of Cape Cod (1902), by J. W. Dalton, page 74.
A 48-foot scalloper captained by Manuel Lawrence Pires Jr., hopelessly damaged in a 1949 storm at the Cape Cod Cold Storage pier, within sight of the captain’s home. See 100 Commercial Street.
1866. A fabled whaler that merited its own adventure book: Thrilling Adventures of the Whaler Alcyone: Killing Man-Eating Sharks in the Indian Ocean, Hunting Kangaroos in Australia (George Barker, 1916), by George Barker, available on Google Books. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
A 28-foot, 9-ton research vessel built in 1982 by Nauset Marine; registered to Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, according to BoatInfoWorld.com.
1851. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books.
A 50-foot, 26-ton commercial fishing vessel built in 1937; registered to Anthony E. Joseph, according to BoatInfoWorld.com. Blessed by Bishop Cronin in 1977.
Formerly owned by Capt. Tobin “Toby” Storer, skipper of the Probable Cause. She was up on the rails at Flyer’s in the fall of 2010.
1852. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1852. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Seems pretty likely a typo for Alice B. Dyer. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books.
Shown as a “resident fishing fleet” lessee through 2005 at MacMillan Pier in the Provincetown Public Pier Corporation master lease.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Blessed by Bishop Cronin in 1981. Blessed by Bishop Cronin in 1983.
1842. Noted in “List of Provincetown Whalers,” an appendix to The Provincetown Book (Tolman Print, 1922), by Nancy W. Paine Smith, available on Google Books. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
1866. Noted in Wooden Ships and Iron Men (Heritage Museum, 1994), by Reginald W. Cabral and James Theriault, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
Four crew members from this barge drowned on April 7, 1889: Robert West, Murdock McAshill, James McDonald and Charles Fraser. Noted in Records of Drowning at Sea, available as a PDF file from the Provincetown History Preservation Project.
The Ancora Praia — “beach anchor” in Portuguese — was a 58-foot, 45-ton, wood-hulled dragger built in 1963 by Hoyle Varnum (BoatInfoWorld). She was purchased in 1984 by Capt. Fernando Lomba, who was born in Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal, and had been a commercial fisherman for seven years. She steamed with a three-man crew, including Captain Lomba. She was included among the boats pictured on I Am Provincetown. More pictures and history»
Assuming that this is one and the same as the A. B. Nickerson, a steamer-whaler. Also wondering whether it should be Angelina.
