New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

shipwreck, submarine chaser, US Navy

Built:

1918, Mathis Yacht Building, Camden NJ

Specs:

( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons, 26 crew

Sunk:

Tuesday August 27, 1918
friendly fire from freighter SS Felix Taussig - 18 casualties

Depth:

unknown

The SC-209 was mistakenly attacked under foggy conditions by one of the ships it was escorting. A single hit demolished the light wooden hull and killed most of the crew. Parents of the victims organized a search for the wreckage two years later but found nothing. It is unlikely anything will ever be found - the largest surviving components would be the three gasoline engines.

AWOIS 1501