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Rodman R. Nickerson

Schooner · Lost 1894 · The New Jersey Coast

The three-masted schooner Rodman R. Nickerson stranded on Seven Mile Beach on December 27, 1894; one of eight 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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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 Boston in 1889, the 161-foot three-masted schooner Rodman R. Nickerson was carrying paving stones from Salem to Philadelphia under Captain Calvin W. Sprague. On December 27, 1894, she stranded on Seven Mile Beach and was a total loss. One of the eight aboard died.

Vessel

Built: 1889
Builder: Not established
Yard: Boston, Massachusetts
Material: Wood
Length: 160.9 ft
Beam: 35 ft
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: December 27, 1894
Cause: Grounding
Location: Seven Mile Beach
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Salem, Massachusetts → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cargo: Paving stones
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 1
Master: Calvin W. Sprague

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: Avalon, 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).