Thomas W. Haven
Schooner · Lost 1893 · The New Jersey Coast
The coal schooner Thomas W. Haven stranded at Monmouth Beach on June 26, 1893; two of six aboard died.
Become Captain of Record
The Vessel and Her Loss
Built at Bath, Maine, in 1872, the 127-foot three-masted schooner Thomas W. Haven was carrying coal from Lambert's Point, Virginia, to Orient, New York, under Captain W. H. Potter. On June 26, 1893, she stranded at Monmouth Beach and was a total loss. Two of the six aboard died.
Vessel
- 1872
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- Bath, Maine
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- 126.9 ft
- 32.9 ft
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- Sail
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Loss
- June 26, 1893
- Grounding
- Monmouth Beach, Long Branch
- Atlantic Ocean
- Lambert's Point, Virginia → Orient, New York
- Coal
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- 2
- W. H. Potter
The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Position not established
- Monmouth Beach, 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).
