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Lightburne

Shipwreck Lightburne
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA (Texaco)
Built:
1919, Texas Steamship Company, Bath ME USA
Specs:
( 432 x 56 ft ) 6429 tons, 37 crew + dog
Sunk:
Friday February 10, 1939
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties
Depth:
30 ft
Shipwreck Lightburne

dynamited by the Coast Guard - large low debris field of ribs & plates

Shipwreck Lightburne New York Times

Lightburne

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Kenosha

Shipwreck Kenosha
Type:
shipwreck, collier, USA
Name:
Kenosha, the seat of Kenosha County, is a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan.
Built:
1894, Davidson Shipbuilding, West Bay City MI USA, as Madagascar
Specs:
( 244 x 37 ft ) 1677 gross tons, 12 crew
Sunk:
Saturday July 24, 1909
foundered in storm - no casualties
Depth:
100 ft

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