AH-WR-0985

Oriental

Schooner · United States · Lost Year known from local wreck records; exact date not established. · The New Jersey Coast

A schooner lost on Brigantine Shoal in 1844, a wreck distinct from the unrelated vessel of the same name lost off North Carolina.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

The schooner Oriental grounded on Brigantine Shoal off the New Jersey coast in 1844. Few details of the voyage or circumstances survive in local historical records beyond the wreck's name, approximate year, and location. It is noted in New Jersey coastal wreck lists as one of many small trading schooners lost on the shoals near Brigantine. This vessel is unrelated to another ship named Oriental recorded elsewhere in the registry, lost off Pea Island, North Carolina.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Year known from local wreck records; exact date not established.
Cause: Grounding
Location: Brigantine Shoal, off Brigantine, New Jersey
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
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: Brigantine, New Jersey
Region: The New Jersey Coast

This is a distinct vessel from the schooner/bark "Oriental" already recorded in the South Atlantic region near Pea Island, North Carolina; that is a separate, unrelated wreck.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (35/100)

Most construction, cargo, and casualty details for this vessel are not established in the sources reviewed; only the general loss location and approximate year are documented.

New Jersey Maritime Museum
Listing of vessel name, approximate year, and loss location on Brigantine Shoal.