Chauncy Jerome Jr
Packet Ship · United States · Lost 1854 · The New Jersey Coast
A mid-19th-century packet ship named for a Connecticut clockmaker sank near shore at Long Branch and now rests within a protected New Jersey park's waters.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Chauncy Jerome Jr was a wooden packet ship of the Blue Ball Line, built in 1852 in East Haddam, Connecticut, and named for clockmaker Chauncey Jerome. She ran aground and sank near Long Branch, New Jersey, on 12 January 1854. Her remains, resting in about 20 feet of water within what is now Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Vessel
- 1852
- Mathew Hubbard
- East Haddam, Connecticut
- Wood
- 137 ft
- 37 ft
- 1154
- Sail
- Blue Ball Line
Loss
- January 12, 1854
- Grounding
- Long Branch, New Jersey
- Atlantic Ocean
- Not established
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The Wreck Today
- 20 ft
- Broken remains resting within Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park's nearshore waters
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- Not established
- National Register of Historic Places; New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Position
- 40.29° N 73.98° W
- Approximate position
- Long Branch, New Jersey
Precise site address is restricted in the National Register listing.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)
Casualty figures and the circumstances of the grounding are not established in the sources reviewed.
National Register of Historic Places nomination
Build details, loss date, and site description.
New Jersey Scuba Diving (njscuba.net)
Site depth and protected status.
