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Tennyson

Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge, USA ( formerly a clipper )
Built:
1864, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA, as Ocean Signal
Specs:
( 187 x 38 ft ) 1265 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday January 26, 1898
foundered in storm - no survivors
Depth:
110 ft
Shipwreck Tennyson

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Persephone

Shipwreck Persephone
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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