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Francis A Perkins

Shipwreck Francis A Perkins

Type:: shipwreck, schooner, pilot boat, USA
Built:: 1876, New York, USA
Specs:: ( 78 x 20 ft ) 52 tons, 9 crew
Sunk:: Monday January 24, 1887
ran aground - 2 casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

This tiny wreck produced a number of fine artifacts when first discovered. I am doubtful of the plotted location since it does not match up with the reported depth. In any case, the vessel must have drifted considerably from where it grounded before finally settling in deep water.

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Clermont

Type:: shipwreck, dredge
Sunk:: Saturday January 8, 1927

The Clermont was at one time the world's largest dredge. She was sunk in a storm while under tow on January 8, 1927. Today she sits upright on a sandy bottom, partially intact, rising 15' off the bottom. Some of the dredge pipes are visible in the sand off the starboard side of the wreck. Divers have recovered several interesting objects from the wreck such as deck prisms and bricks from the boiler stamped "Weideimer".

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