How old do you think this wreck debris is?

[cuzcosquirrel]

I saw this the other day on the beach, and thought it looked interesting. There were a lot of 1860's-1900's type bottles washing up last year near this spot. Around it were also a few broken bottle pieces with mold lines on them.











It seems like a pretty neat, large piece of the side of a ship. Can anyone pinpoint the possible age?

 

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[Salvor6]

Judging from the extensive iron works, looks like late 19th century. Can you tell us what beach this is? That would narrow it down a lot.

 

[GopherDaGold]

Wow! Thanks for the pics! I don't get to see that every day and I hope there are many additions to this post!

 

[itmaiden]

Wow. Looks like someone was trying to rig up some type of crude sailing vessel. Can't imagine it being overly functional by the looks of it.

Hope you are MDing the site.

itmaiden

 

[mad4wrecks]

I took these photos at Cape Hatteras a few years ago.

The wreckage looks similar to your photos. I am guessing mid to late 1800's?

Tom

ps. that last photo is for Cappy Z

 

[itmaiden]

I found a vessel that looked similar in construction by searching the net. It was called the "Buster" and was built in New South Wales, Canada from what I understand and was from the 1800's.

itmaiden

I took these photos at Cape Hatteras a few years ago.

The wreckage looks similar to your photos. I am guessing mid to late 1800's?

Tom

ps. that last photo is for Cappy Z

 

[cuzcosquirrel]

This is on the middle section of the west end of Limantinour Beach at Los Reyes Park. I had read previously about there being some wreckage on shore in this location, and there is a large marine engine a couple hundred yards from it sunk in the sand. The high tide is moving it around, and I'm not sure how long it has been in the beach area.

I think it could be from the Daisy Gadsby wreck 1916, Ida A wreck 1912, or some other wreck. A lot of turn of the century bottles washed up last year along the shoreline near there.

 

[cuzcosquirrel]

Still out there, moved around a little on the beach.





A loose stake or pin someone put up on top of the wreckage.





Mysterious freight washed up on the shore. I'm thinking it's either old rubber or pig skins.

 

[pcolaboy]

I've seen the remants of a Civil War blockade runner and a sail barge that had iron driftpins and framing arrangement almost identically to this. The blockade runner was built in the 1850's while it is believed the sail barge to be from the 1840's. With that in mind, I'm not sure it could be conclusively said that this would be late 19th century based on the photos provided. Just trying to open up the possibilities.

 

[maipenrai]

Looks like a bundle of latex, raw rubber.

 

[diggerww]

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[Captain Fred]

I am sticking with Digger on this one.....