Chauncey Jerome

Chauncy Jerome

Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:
1852, East Haddam CT, USA
Name:
Chauncey Jerome was an early 19th new England century clock maker
Specs:
( 178 x 37 ft ) 1154 tons
Sunk:
Thursday Jan 12, 1854
ran aground
Depth:
20 ft
Shipwreck Chauncey Jerome
This is approximately what you should see from the water
Chauncey Jerome
Shore Diving in New Jersey

The Chauncey Jerome Jr was a packet ship of the Blue Ball Line. The wreck lies within the Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch NJ. It is a registered and protected historic place. Spearfishing and artifact removal are forbidden.

For detailed directions, see Shore Diving in New Jersey


Comments on Chauncey Jerome

Michael Buchmeier:

June 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM

This ship carries a special history for my family. In 1852 the Chauncey Jerome Jr. carried my great, great grandfather, Anton Buchmeier, and 3 family members from Malsch, in Baden, Prussia, to the United States. They landed safely and settled in Whitney County Indiana where Anton took up his occupation as a tailor.

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