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Shipwrecks
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at calm sea.  Ovid


About Wrecks

There have been wrecks ever since humans first launched small boats into the treacherous waters of unknown seas. Most of these disasters are unmarked in history either because the boats sank to the bottom and were never heard from again or record-keeping was still a thing of the future.
What is a Shipwreck?

Often, the wrecks on Long Islands barrier beaches did not necessarily mean the loss of the ship. Very often large vessels simply ran aground and could either be refloated with the tide or with the assistance of a salvor. In the USLSS Annuals these incidents are referred to as groundings. 

A shipwreck, on the other hand, is the destruction or loss of a ship. The word is also used to describe the remains of a ship after it has sunk. 
Wreck of the Day
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Explore Shipwrecks by the Month
January

1.2.1837 - Mexico
1.9.1889 - George Appold
1.11.1886 - Hylton Castle
1.12.1884 - Avlona
​1.13.1840 - Lexington
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1.15.1942 - Coimbra
​1.15,16.1871 - Rosina
1.16.1894 - Joseph F. Loubat
1.21.1897 - Nahum Chapin
​1.22.1904 - Augustus Hunt
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1.24.1781 - HMS Culloden
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1.25.1892 - Harry and Aubrey
February

2.2.1902 - Antelope, Belle of Oregon,
​                 Mystic Belle

​2.6.1915 - Hougomont
​2.8.1895 - John B. Manning
2.8.1895 - Louis V. Place
2.9.1900 - Gate City
2.17.1893 - Elsie Fay
2.20.1858 - John Milton
2.22.1904 - Benjamin C. Cromwell
March

3.1.1902 - Acara
3.4.1881 - Ajace

3.8.1657 - Prinz Maurits
3.14.1886 - Oregon
3.24.1878 - Ann Hickman
3.25.1893 - Gluckauf

April

4.1.1885 - Oliveto
4.6.1911 - Prinzess Irene
4.7.1894 - Benjamin B. Church
4.14.1842 - Louis Phillippe
4.16.1961 - USS Baldwin
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4.20.1880 - William H. Aspinwall

​4.22.1917 - Durley Chine
4.26.1902 - Cornelia Soule 
4.30. 1908 - Peter Rickmers
May 

5.1,2.1897 - Phoebe Ann
5.1.1909 - William c. Carnegie
5.6.1894 - La Champagne
5.13.1839 - Edward Quesnel
5.22.1922 - Eagle 17
5.29.1884 - Daylight
June

6.3.1871 - Pacific
6.9.1909 - Antonio Lopez
6.11.1880 - Narragansett
6.12.1884 - Bermuda
6.15.1904 - General Slocum
6.17.1906 - Vincenzo       
                   Bonanno

6.24.1886 - James T. Abbott
6.28.1880 - Seawanhaka

July

7.4.1884 - ​Gulf of St. Vincent
7.17.1854 - Benjamin Franklin
7.17.1894 - Emma T. Crowell
7.22.1916 - Clan Garbraith
7.22.1919 - Charles E. Dunlap
7.26.1884 - Ohio
August

8.2.1908 - Radway
8.7.1778 - Cerberus
8.17.1909 - Arlington
8.19.1894 - General Knox
8.24.1893 - Panther & Lykens Valley
8.25.1901 - Eliza A Scribner
8.26.1898 - USS Prairie
8.27.1862 - Great Eastern
​8.29.1893 - Martha P Tucker,
                   C. Henry Kirk
September

9.1.1951 - Pelican
9.3.1879 - Halcyon
9.8.1869 - Mary Milnes
9.11.1899 - Arrow
9.11.1901 - Lucy W. Snow
9.13. 1882 - Independente
9.16.1889 - Vertumnus
9.17.1893 - David Carll                                Pilot  Boat 4
9.17.1921 - Malden
9.20.1899 - Ellen
9.21.1896 - Emma Southard

October

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10.11.1814 - USRC Eagle
November

11.10.1888 - Iberia
11.12.1911 - Edith E. Dennis
11.21.1836 - Bristol
11.23.1780 - HMS Hussar
11.23-25.1830 - Vineyard
11.27.1846 - SS Atlantic
December

​12.3.1902 - Alice Reed
12.11-29.1876 - Circassian
12.17.1904 - Glen Island
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12.24.1912 - Copy
​12.26.1904 - Drumelzier

Holidays

St. Patrick's Day                                  
Storms

August 1893 Hurricanes
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11.27.1898 - Portland Storm
​09.21.1938 - The Great New England                                Hurricane of 1938


Want to learn more about these and other Shipwrecks?

Visit the Long Island Maritime Museum
and check out our Interactive Shipwreck Exhibit located in our Main Building.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Museum Staff
    • Mission Statement
    • Privacy Policy
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
  • Visit
  • Exhibits
    • Shipwrecks
    • History & Heritage
  • Digital Archives
  • Education Programs
    • Lectures at the Museum
    • Story Time by the Bay
    • Mid Winter Break
    • America's Boating Course
    • Watercolor Workshops
    • Plein Air Painting
    • Tai Chi Classes
    • Yoga Breeze
    • Spring Break
    • Bay Days Summer Camp
  • Events
    • Seafood Festival 2023
    • Halloween Boat Burning
  • Sail Priscilla
    • FAQ
  • Facility Rental
    • Photo Shoots
  • New Construction
  • Media Archive
    • 2023 Raffle Boat
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