From collection Ed Coffin Collection
Schooner-5 NATHANIEL T. PALMER ashore at Beach Haven, New Jersy in 1911.
Schooner-5 NATHANIEL T. PALMER ashore at Beach Haven, New Jersy in 1911. A hawser is stretched tight from just above main deck to somewhere out of sight, possibly a salvage vessel. Ship was salvaged, but was abandoned off Bermuda 8 months later. Note: Mystic Seaport has several images of grounding and salvage in collection from salvage company, Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation.