Weymouth
Schooner · United States · Lost 1893 · The New Jersey Coast
A small Pine Barrens coal schooner, retired and tied to a dock, drifted loose and settled into the mud of the Great Egg Harbor River, where her timbers remain today.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Weymouth was a small two-masted schooner built in 1860 at Mays Landing, New Jersey, that carried coal and charcoal from the Pine Barrens along the Atlantic coast. Retired and tied up in the early 1890s, she broke loose from her mooring and drifted about a mile downstream on the Great Egg Harbor River, where her owners abandoned her. Her eroded hulk remains visible today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vessel
- 1860
- Samuel Gaskill
- Mays Landing, New Jersey
- Wood
- Not established
- Not established
- 60
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- January 1, 1893
- Grounding
- Great Egg Harbor River, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
- Great Egg Harbor River
- Not established
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- 0
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The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Hulk largely eroded above the waterline, visible in the riverbed at low tide
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- National Register of Historic Places; New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Position
- 39.45° N 74.73° W
- Approximate position
- Mays Landing, New Jersey
Precise site address is restricted in the National Register listing.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)
National Register of Historic Places nomination
Build date, builder, and abandonment narrative.
Local history and current visibility of the wreck.
