National Marine Sanctuaries

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Shipwreck Database

Vessel
*Not A Total Loss

Aurora
  
Name (former)
Official Number
 107707
Propulsion
 Sail
Nationality
 US
Masts
 4
Age
 34
Decks
 1
Value
  
Type
 Schooner
Call Sign
  
Use
 Future tourist attraction
Home Port
 CA. San Francisco
Tonnage (gross)
 1211
Built When
 1901
Tonnage (net)
 1070
Built Where
 WA, Everett
Tonnage
Built by
 Everett Shipbuilding Co
Displacement
  
Hull Material
 Wood
Length (ft)
 221.3
Cargo
 None
Beam
 42.4
Owner
 Allen Knight
Depth of Hold
 17.7
 
CASUALTY
   
Latitude
36°36N
Longitude
121°52W
WHERE
Monterey Bay, Del Monte Beach
STATE
CA
YEAR
1935
LAST PORT
MONTH
01
DESTINATION
DAY
18
People on Board
TIME
2100
FATALITIES
0
CAUSE
Lost Mooring
NATURE OF CASUALTY

Gale force winds caused the vessel to lose her mooring and become stranded, stern first.