Warships
Warships
- USS Akron
- USS Algol
- USS Baldwin
- Bronx Queen
- Capt Henry
- Catamount
- USS Cherokee
- HMS Culloden
- Great Isaac
- HMS Hussar
- Ida K
- Intrepid
- USS Jacob Jones
- Massachusetts
- R.C. Mohawk
- USS Moonstone
- USS Murphy
- New Jersey
- USS Ohio
- Olympia
- Peggy Diana
- USS Radford (main)
- USS San Diego
- SC-209
- SC-60
- USS Tarantula
- Texas Tower
- USS Turner
- ZPG-3W
A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:
- Type:
- collapsed radar platform, USAF
- Built:
- 1955, Portland ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 67 ft above water) 6000 tons, 14 crew (minimum)
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 15, 1961
storm/structural failure/design deficiency - no survivors - GPS:
- 39°47'56.43" -72°40'08.00" (US Navy 2004)
- Depth:
- 180 ft, starts at 110 ft
More: Texas Tower TT-4 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, armored cruiser, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1904, Bethlehem San Francisco, San Francisco USA, as U.S.S. California
- Specs:
- ( 503 x 70 ft ) 13680 displacement tons
- Sunk:
- Friday July 19, 1918
explosion, probably struck a mine laid by U-156
officially 6 casualties, probably 30-40 in reality - GPS:
- 40°32.433' -73°02.484' (AWOIS 2008)
- Depth:
- 110 ft, starts at 65 ft
More: USS San Diego ACR-6 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
- Name:
- One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star. - Built:
- 1943, Moore Drydock, Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
- Specs:
- ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines - Sponsor:
- Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
- Sunk:
- Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
- Depth:
- 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft
More: USS Algol AKA-54 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized, see "Captain Henry")
- Specs:
- ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
- Sponsor:
- Army Transportation Corps
- Sunk:
- Saturday November 14, 1987 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.830' -74°42.510'
More: Peggy Diana LCM-6 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, frigate, British Royal Navy
- Name:
- The Battle of Culloden, where in 1745 the English army massacred the last of the Scottish resistance ( and much of the civilian population ), completing the English conquest of Scotland.
- Built:
- 1776, England
- Specs:
- ( 170 x 47 ft ) 1658 gross tons, 650 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 24, 1781
ran aground in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
More: HMS Culloden ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, dirigible ( rigid airship ) , U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1931, Akron OH USA
- Specs:
- ( 785 ft ) 200 tons, 76 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday April 4, 1933
atmospheric storm - 3 survivors - Depth:
- 105 ft
More: USS Akron ZRS-4 ...
