Scuba Diving - New Jersey & Long Island New York

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Mixed-Up Wrecks

According to Gary Gentile in his new book Shipwrecks of New Jersey - South, the following three vessels and four known wrecks may be related as suggested here. Or it could be something else entirely.


 

Kennebec

Kennebec

Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:
Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
Built:
1901, Port Huron MI USA
Specs:
( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
Sunk:
Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties

The Kennebec was blown up and wire-dragged after sinking. The "Southern Lillian" may be the remains of the Kennebec, formerly thought to be the "Glory Wreck".


 

Lake Frampton

Lake Frampton

Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:
1918, Lorain OH USA
Specs:
( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:
Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties

The "Glory" wreck may be the remains of the Lake Frampton.

New York Times


 

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:
1908, Camden NJ USA
Specs:
( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:
Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties

Stern only, bow drifted away. Either the "Shookus" or the "Boiler Wreck" may be the remains of the Oklahoma.

 

 

New York Times


 

Boiler Wreck

 

Type:
shipwreck
Depth:
80 ft

a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.


 

"Glory Wreck" ( "Gloria" )

 

Type:
shipwreck
Depth:
70 ft

The "Glory Wreck" is a twisted mass of hull plates and steel spread over a wide area on a sandy bottom. Artifacts are occasionally found: portholes and brass. She is usually a good lobster wreck.

Possibly the remains of the Lake Frampton; once thought to be the Kennebec.


 

"Shookus"

 

Type:
shipwreck
Depth:
120 ft

A small steel wreck, greatly decomposed.

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.


 

"Southern Lillian" ( "120 Lillian" )

 

Type:
shipwreck
Depth:
120 ft

A large steel wreck, partially intact.

Possibly the remains of the Kennebec.