New Jersey Dive Sites

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New Jersey Dive Sites



Logwood
Launching of the John D. Colwell
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship
Built:
1906, Cobb, Butler & Co, Rockland, Maine, USA, as John D. Colwell
Specs:
( 192 x 39 ft ) 1,042 gross tons, 14 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 12, 1920
collision with tanker Laramie, no casualties
Depth:
95 ft

Shipwreck Northern Pacific
In wartime camouflage paint scheme, with guns at the bow and stern
( obviously retouched by censors. )
Type:
shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:
1915, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:
( 509 x 63 ft ) 8256 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday February 8, 1922
burned - 4 casualties
Depth:
140 ft


Type:
shipwreck, freighter, England
Name:
Daghestan is a region in southern Russia, adjoining Chechnya and the Caspian Sea.
Built:
1900, England
Specs:
( 353 x 45 ft ) 3466 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:
Friday December 18, 1908
collision with freighter Catalone - no casualties
Depth:
70 ft

This wreck was named "Evergreen" for the large amount of green brass artifacts once recovered from it. The Daghestan was thoroughly demolished since it lay directly in the shipping lane and was a great danger to navigation.


Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
( 200 x 24 ft ) 485 tons
Sunk:
Saturday November 11, 1939
Depth:
85 ft

carrying a cargo of stone