New Jersey Scuba Diving

Mixed-up Wrecks

According to Gary Gentile in his 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

Shipwreck 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

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Glory

Glory Wreck — Side-scan courtesy of Stockton University

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.

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Boiler Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 80 ft

a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Southern Lillian

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A large steel wreck, partially intact.

Possibly the remains of the Kennebec.

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Shookus

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A small steel wreck, greatly decomposed.

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Lake Frampton

Shipwreck 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

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Oklahoma

Shipwreck 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

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