New Era
Emigrant Ship · United States · Lost 1854 · The New Jersey Coast
A German emigrant ship broken apart in the surf off Deal Beach in 1854, one of the deadliest wrecks on the Jersey shore.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
New Era was carrying German emigrants from Bremen to New York when she struck the outer bar off Deal Beach, New Jersey in a November gale. The ship broke apart in heavy surf close to shore, and despite the efforts of local residents, hundreds of the emigrants aboard drowned within sight of land. The disaster was one of the worst passenger ship losses on the New Jersey coast and became part of the case for organized lifesaving stations. Accounts of the wreck circulated widely in the press at the time.
Vessel
- 1852
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- Wood
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Loss
- November 13, 1854
- Storm
- Off Deal Beach, New Jersey
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bremen, Germany → New York
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- 240
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Deal Beach, New Jersey
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (62/100)
The precise casualty count and the ship's construction details are not consistently established across the sources reviewed.
New Jersey Historical Society
Wreck narrative and casualty estimates.
