Annie E. Blackman
Schooner · Lost 1889 · The Outer Banks
An East Coast cargo schooner lost in a storm during a coal voyage in October 1889.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Annie E. Blackman was built at Goshen, New Jersey, in 1883. The schooner carried coal and lumber along the East Coast. On October 28, 1889, a storm drove it ashore during a coal voyage from Philadelphia to Jacksonville. NOAA reports that only the captain survived.
Vessel
- 1883
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- Goshen, New Jersey
- Wood
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- Sail
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Loss
- October 28, 1889
- Storm
- North Carolina coast in or near the Wimble Shoals survey area; exact wreck position unconfirmed
- Atlantic Ocean
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Jacksonville, Florida
- Coal
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- NOAA reports that all crew except the captain drowned; it does not supply a crew total.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)
The exact wreck position, dimensions and crew total are not established in the NOAA account. The captain’s passage through New Inlet is not treated as the wreck site.
NOAA Ocean Exploration — Wimble Shoals Shipwrecks
Construction year and place, cargo trade, loss date, storm grounding, voyage, sole surviving captain and rescue route. NOAA places the historical event within or near its Wimble Shoals survey area, not at a verified wreck position.
