Despite the predations of some irresponsible individuals, the bow of the Meridian still maintains something of its original appearance. The stempost is elegantly molded, with a cutwater knee placed under the now-missing bowsprit. Moreover, an iron dolphin striker protrudes through and beneath the cutwater knee. Straps and rings for bobstay plates are extant in the lower stempost, with mortises into the wood to admit the bobstay chains.

Scattered around this section are numerous pieces of split wood about four feet long and six inches on a side. Although the vessel was reported to have had no cargo when lost, this split wood may have been a small load of cordwood.

Section B

Fifty feet to the east of the bow and side section lies the disarticulated stern, including the sternpost , sternson knee, after deadwood, floors, and exterior planking. About twenty-eight feet of this section is currently exposed, with more covered by gravel from the shoal. A small fragment of wreckage lies nearby, just forward and to starboard of the stern section, mostly buried in gravel deposited from the shoal. The portion protruding above the bottom revealed this to be the centerboard trunk, fallen onto its side. Portions of the keel , keelson assembly, and pocketpiece may also be buried in this section of the shoal.