New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

shipwreck, tanker, Panama

Name:

In Greek mythology, Persephone, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Eventually, an agreement was reached wherein Persephone would spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld, and the rest with her parents in Olympus, resulting in the seasons: when she is away, her grieving mother, the earth goddess, ignores her duties and the earth becomes barren - winter.

Built:

1926, Germany

Specs:

( 468 x 63 ft ) 8426 gross tons, 37 crew

Sunk:

Monday May 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-593 - 9 casualties

Depth:

55 ft

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