Museum of New Jersey Maritime History

Once inside, the museum offers several floors and rooms filled with a splendid collection of everything nautical you could possibly imagine, associated with the Jersey Shore. In addition to Ms. Whitcraft's personal collection, local divers and fishermen have generously contributed their fair share of finds to the museum also. One room is solely dedicated to the shipwreck of the Morro Castle, which sunk off the coast of Asbury Park in 1934, and killed approximately 134 passengers. The room contains artifacts pertaining to the ill-fated luxury cruise liner, as well as rare photos and news articles, and a newsreel shows actual footage regarding the doomed ship and its impact on crew and passengers.