Shipwreck List Archives

About This Archive

This is a collection based on published shipwreck lists or databases documenting maritime accidents and casualties.

How to Use:

  • Search: Enter a vessel name in the console below to find specific reports.

  • Filter: Use the dropdowns to narrow results by Wreck Type (e.g., Stranding, Collision) or Incident Year.

  • Browse: Select a letter from the A-Z Index to view the catalog alphabetically.

This database is a primary source tool for researchers regarding maritime incidents.

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A H Edward

VESSEL: Schooner
TYPE: Stranded
DATE: 1820
SIZE: x x
MASTER:
LOCATION: Nine Mile Beach

SUMMARY:
Very little info

REFERENCE:
New Jersey Maritime Museum Shipwreck Database. https://njmaritimemuseum.org/shipwreck-database/

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Vessel Name: A H Edward
Vessel Type: Schooner
Country or Flag:
Wreck Type: Stranded
Incident Type: Grounding
Incident Date: 1820
Incident Year: 1820
Incident Month:
Incident Day:
Location – By Water: Atlantic Ocean
Location – By Land: Nine Mile Beach
Photo Exist: FALSE
Vessel Owner:
Notes: Very little info
Outcome:
Homeport:
Vessel Value:
Vessel Length:
Vessel Beam:
Vessel Draft:
Cargo:
Cargo Value:
Lives Lost:
Former Name:
Where Built:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Vessel Construction:
Gross Ton:
Net Ton:
Departure Port:
Destination Port:
Number of Crew:
Number of Passengers:
Authority Involved:

A H Hurlburt

VESSEL: Schooner
TYPE: Stranded
DATE: 6/26/1884
SIZE: 126 x 30 x 10
MASTER: Crosby
LOCATION: Cape May LSS SW 4 mi

SUMMARY:
#105055; Refloated

REFERENCE:
New Jersey Maritime Museum Shipwreck Database. https://njmaritimemuseum.org/shipwreck-database/

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Vessel Name: A H Hurlburt
Vessel Type: Schooner
Country or Flag:
Wreck Type: Stranded
Incident Type: Grounding
Incident Date: 6/26/1884
Incident Year: 1884
Incident Month: 6
Incident Day: 26
Location – By Water: Atlantic Ocean
Location – By Land: Cape May LSS SW 4 mi
Photo Exist: FALSE
Vessel Owner:
Notes: #105055; Refloated
Outcome: Recovered
Homeport: New Haven, CT
Vessel Value: $20,000
Vessel Length: 126
Vessel Beam: 30
Vessel Draft: 10
Cargo: Granite
Cargo Value: $40,000
Lives Lost: 0
Former Name:
Where Built: Middletown, CT
Latitude:
Longitude:
Vessel Construction: Wood
Gross Ton:263.29
Net Ton:250.13
Departure Port: Hallowell, ME
Destination Port: Yorktown, VA
Number of Crew: 7
Number of Passengers:
Authority Involved: Cape May

A J Bentley

VESSEL: Schooner
TYPE: Collision w/ unknown schooner
DATE: 5/27/1873
SIZE: x x 10
MASTER: Williams
LOCATION: Barnegat

SUMMARY:
Partial loss; Towed to New Haven

REFERENCE:
New Jersey Maritime Museum Shipwreck Database. https://njmaritimemuseum.org/shipwreck-database/

+ Structured Data
Vessel Name: A J Bentley
Vessel Type: Schooner
Country or Flag:
Wreck Type: Collision w/ unknown schooner
Incident Type: Collision
Incident Date: 5/27/1873
Incident Year: 1873
Incident Month: 5
Incident Day: 27
Location – By Water: Atlantic Ocean
Location – By Land: Barnegat
Photo Exist: FALSE
Vessel Owner: Bentley & Gildersleeve
Notes: Partial loss; Towed to New Haven
Outcome: Recovered
Homeport: New Haven, CT
Vessel Value:
Vessel Length:
Vessel Beam:
Vessel Draft: 10
Cargo:
Cargo Value:
Lives Lost:
Former Name:
Where Built: Hartford, CT
Latitude:
Longitude:
Vessel Construction: Wood
Gross Ton:290
Net Ton:
Departure Port: Georgetown, DC
Destination Port: New York, NY
Number of Crew:
Number of Passengers:
Authority Involved:
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