Narragansett
Schooner · Lost 1893 · The New Jersey Coast
The coal schooner Narragansett foundered in the August 1893 hurricane twenty miles off the Highlands; five of her six crew died.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built at Wilmington, Delaware, in 1875, the 112-foot schooner Narragansett was carrying 425 tons of coal from Philadelphia to New Bedford under Captain Wilson Chase when the great hurricane of August 1893 overtook her about twenty miles east of the Highlands. She foundered on August 24, and five of the six aboard died.
Vessel
- 1875
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- Wilmington, Delaware
- Wood
- 112.2 ft
- 32.4 ft
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- Sail
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Loss
- August 24, 1893
- Storm
- About 20 miles east of the Highlands
- Atlantic Ocean
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Coal (425 tons)
- Not established
- 5
- Wilson Chase
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Highlands, New Jersey
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).
