AH-WR-0998

Alice Reed

Bark (or Barque) · United States · Lost Sources reviewed place the loss in 1902 near East Hampton but do not agree on an exact date. · Long Island & the New York Approaches

The bark Alice Reed is recorded among East Hampton's shipwrecks of 1902, though little beyond her name and general loss year is confirmed.

Become Captain of Record

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The bark Alice Reed appears in Long Island shipwreck listings as lost near East Hampton around 1902. A period photograph of the vessel is held in an archival maritime collection, but detailed circumstances of her loss, including cargo, cause, casualties, and exact date, are not corroborated in the secondary sources reviewed for this record.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail, bark-rigged
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Sources reviewed place the loss in 1902 near East Hampton but do not agree on an exact date.
Cause: Not established
Location: Near East Hampton, Long Island
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: East Hampton, Long Island, New York
Region: Long Island & the New York Approaches

Evidence

Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (30/100)

The exact date, cause of loss, cargo, and casualties for the Alice Reed are not established in the sources reviewed; this record rests on thin documentation and should be treated as provisional.