Singleton Palmer
Schooner · Lost 1921 · Delaware Bay & the Approaches
The big schooner Singleton Palmer sank after colliding with the steamer Apache off Cape May on November 6, 1921; one of ten aboard died.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built at Waldoboro, Maine, in 1904, the 294-foot wooden schooner Singleton Palmer was sailing in ballast from Perth Amboy to Norfolk under Captain J. M. Griffin. On November 6, 1921, she was sunk in a collision with the steamer Apache about 13 miles east of the Five Fathom Bank Lightship. One of the ten aboard died; the Gloucester rescued the others.
Vessel
- 1904
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- Waldoboro, Maine
- Wood
- 294 ft
- 45 ft
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- Sail
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Loss
- November 6, 1921
- Collision
- About 13 miles east of the Five Fathom Bank Lightship
- Atlantic Ocean
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey → Norfolk, Virginia
- In ballast
- Not established
- 1
- J. M. Griffin
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Cape May, 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).
The Shipwreck Archive — Shipwrecks of 1921
Lists the schooner Singleton abandoned after a collision.
