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David Tolck

Schooner · Lost 1879 · The New Jersey Coast

The schooner David Tolck stranded near Harvey Cedars on February 26, 1879, carrying sugar in hogsheads; five of nine aboard died.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Built at Millbridge, Maine in 1873, the 132-foot schooner David Tolck was carrying sugar in hogsheads from Sagua La Grande, Cuba to New York, New York. On February 26, 1879, she stranded, at Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island. She was a total loss. Five of nine aboard died.

Vessel

Built: 1873
Builder: Not established
Yard: Millbridge, Maine
Material: Not established
Length: 132 ft
Beam: 30 ft
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: February 26, 1879
Cause: Grounding
Location: Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Sagua La Grande, Cuba → New York, New York
Cargo: Sugar in hogsheads
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 5
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: Harvey Cedars, New Jersey
Region: The New Jersey Coast

No pin: the museum describes its positions as approximations.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)

Based on the New Jersey Maritime Museum's shipwreck database, compiled from newspapers, Life-Saving Service reports and books; those original records were not independently inspected.

New Jersey Maritime Museum — Shipwreck Database
Museum's compiled data sheet for this loss (dimensions, owner, master, voyage, crew, cargo, cause, lives lost).
MaritimeQuest — Schooner David H. Tolck
Wrecked off New Jersey on 26 February 1879 with sugar from Cuba; Captain Irving Sawyer and his wife died; their baby daughter was saved by breeches buoy.