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NOAA chart 12323 — Chart 12323

Irene/Truro

Type:: shipwreck, barges ( 2 )
Sunk:: Saturday May 26, 1934
foundered in storm - 2 casualties
Depth:: 70 ft

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Vizcaya

Shipwreck Vizcaya

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, Spain
Name:: Vizcaya is a Basque province in northern Spain. The Basques are a fiercely independent seafaring people of unknown origin.
Built:: 1872, England, as Santander
Specs:: ( 287 x 38 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 103 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with schooner Cornelius Hargraves - 60 casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Barnegat Inlet

Barnegat Inlet

Type:: major ocean inlet with strong current, surf, and heavy boat traffic
Depth:: 45 ft

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Sumner

Shipwreck Sumner

Type:: shipwreck, collier, converted to passenger freighter, USA
Built:: 1883, Germany, as Rhaetia
Specs:: ( 351 x 43 ft ) 3553 gross tons, 232+ passengers & crew
Sunk:: Tuesday December 12, 1916
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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Caddo

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: 432 tons
Sunk:: Friday August 26, 1921
Depth:: 65 ft

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Chaparra

Shipwreck Chaparra

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Cuba
Name:: a seaport in northeastern Cuba
also Spanish for "cowboy" or slang for "shorty"
Built:: 1906, Scotland, as Tinhow
Specs:: ( 249 x 38 ft ) 1510 gross tons, 29 crew
Sunk:: Sunday October 27, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 6 casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Size: to 70" and 1200 lbs.

Habitat: oceanic

Notes: The largest sea turtle in the world, and also the most likely to be seen in our cold waters, since Leatherbacks are at least partially warm-blooded! As implied by the name, they have a leathery flexible covering, rather than the bony hard shell of all other sea turtles - a unique feature that has caused them to be placed in a family of their own, apart from all other sea turtles. Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish.

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