Last Updated on September 17, 2023 by Christopher G Mendla

I was looking at the New Jersey Maritime Museum’s site and came across a link to Shipwrecks along the New Jersey Coast.

I always knew that there were shipwrecks around Long Beach Island but I didn’t realize that the numbers were so high.  

The anchor from the wreck of the Fortuna is displayed in front of the Ship Bottom City hall. Note that the Fortuna was not the wreck that gave Ship Bottom it’s name.  You can see the actual location of the wreck on the map. 

The New Jersey Maritime Museum, located in Beach Haven is definitely worth a visit. In addition to the memorabilia and artifacts, they have an extensive research library. 

The New Jersey Maritime Museum, located in Beach Haven is definitely worth a visit. In addition to the memorabilia and artifacts, they have an extensive research library.

Google map of shipwrecks

The following is a google map listed on the Maritime Museum site that shows shipwrecks along the New Jersey coast and a little beyond. Unfortunately there does not seem to be an author’s name connected with it.

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NJ Scuba dive sites

The NJ Scuba Diving site has locations and detailed information about many of the wrecks.

Dive Sites

The Robert J Walker shipwreck mapping project

This is a facebook page. I’m not sure if you need to be logged into facebook to see it or not

Shipwrecks of New Jersey

An Interactive maphttps://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/01e487f5b0984566853a42fde10524b8 of New Jersey Shipwrecks

Noaa shipwreck and obstruction databases

Files in various formats with wreck and obstruction information

Wildwood video archive

A page with some lesser known wrecks https://wildwoodvideoarchive.com/south-jerseys-ship-graveyard/

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