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Germania

Bark (or Barque) · Lost 1889 · The New Jersey Coast

The German bark Germania stranded near Long Branch on November 27, 1889, carrying cement, wood pulp and barrels; ten of her 15 crew 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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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 Baltimore, Maryland in 1852, the 154.5-foot German bark Germania was carrying cement, wood pulp and barrels from Stettin, Germany to New York, New York under Captain H. Windhorst. On November 27, 1889, she grounded and broke up, about three-quarters of a mile north of the Long Branch Life-Saving Station. She was a total loss. Ten of her 15 crew died.

Vessel

Built: 1852
Builder: Not established
Yard: Baltimore, Maryland
Material: Wood
Length: 154.5 ft
Beam: 33.9 ft
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 27, 1889
Cause: Grounding
Location: About three-quarters of a mile north of the Long Branch Life-Saving Station
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Stettin, Germany → New York, New York
Cargo: Cement, wood pulp and barrels
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 10
Master: H Windhorst

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: Long Branch, 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.