Episode 2 of 3

Last Sighting in Gale

When: 12 March 1841
Where: Midway between Nantucket Shoal and St. George's Bank
Part of: SS President founders in the North Atlantic

The President was last seen by the Orpheus during a severe gale on 12 March 1841 in the North Atlantic.

Captain Cole of the Packet Ship Orpheus observed the President rising on a tremendous sea, pitching heavily. The ship was located midway between the Nantucket Shoal and St. George's Bank, where waves rose as high as a four or five story house.

Sources

SS President Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-13

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