Texel
- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker, USA
- Name:
- Texel is the easternmost of the Frisian islands off the coast of Holland, which are similar to our own barrier islands.
- Built:
- 1913, Denmark
- Specs:
- ( 331 x 48 ft ) 3220 gross tons, 36 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties - Depth:
- 230 ft
Today, the Texel lies in 230 ft of water. She sits on a sandy bottom with almost no relief. She appears to have landed upright but has collapsed into the sand. Hull plates have fallen off around her like an eroding jig-saw puzzle. Her midsection and superstructure are gone, and her bow unrecognizable. The stern is marked by the propeller shaft, which hangs above the surrounding hull plates. She is a deep dive and should be dived by only the most experienced.
Black Sunday, Deep Sea Dive Sites, Dive Sites, Tankers, World War I,
The U-151 was the first German U-boat to operate in U.S. territory in World War I. The U-151 is not actually sunk in these waters ( it was sunk deep off Virginia after the war, ) but it did "contribute" the following six shipwrecks, all on the same day, Sunday, June 2, 1918:
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