Two Brothers (ship)
A diver examines an anchor at the Two Brothers shipwreck site on August 24, 2008. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Two Brothers |
| Out of service | February 11, 1823 |
| Fate | Sank near French Frigate Shoals, February 11, 1823 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Nantucket whaler |
| Tons burthen | 217 (bm) |
Two Brothers was a Nantucket whaleship that sank on the night of February 11, 1823, off the French Frigate Shoals. The ship's captain was George Pollard, Jr., former captain of the famous whaleship Essex. The wreck was discovered in 2008 (announced on February 11, 2011) by a team of marine archaeologists working on an expedition for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. She is thought to have been built in 1804 by Joseph Glidden in Hallowell, Maine.