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Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria - New York Times
Type:
shipwreck, liner, Italy
Name:
A 16th century Genoese Admiral. This name had been previously carried by a number of Italian warships ( see page bottom )
Built:
1951, Italy
Specs:
( 700 x 90 ft ) 29083 displacement tons, 1706 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Thursday July 26, 1956
collision with freighter Stockholm ( 12000 tons) - 46 casualties
GPS:
40°29.405' -69°52.028' (AWOIS)
Depth:
240 ft ( 190 ft minimum )

Shipwreck Norness
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Panama
Built:
1939, Germany
Specs:
( 493 x 65 ft ) 9577 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday January 14, 1942
torpedoed and shelled by U-123 - the first loss of World War II in U.S. waters
Depth:
280 ft, min 210 ft

Shipwreck Bidevind
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Norway
Built:
1938, Germany
Specs:
( 414 x 56 ft ) 4956 gross tons, 36 crew
Sunk:
Thursday April 30, 1942
torpedoed by U-752 - no casualties
GPS:
39°48'57" -72°46'07" (US Navy 2004)
Depth:
190 ft

Shipwreck Cayru
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Brazil
Built:
1919, American International Shipbuilding, Hog Island PA USA, as Scanmail
Specs:
( 390 x 54 ft ) 5152 gross tons, 83 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 8, 1942
torpedoed by U-94 - 53 casualties
Depth:
125-140 ft

DelJerseyLand Inshore Artificial Reef

26 Nautical Miles from Indian River Inlet, 1.51 sq miles
Depth: 120-140 ft [download]


Bits of Ancient Village Hide in Murk

divers
As diver Henry Shrefer returns to the chartered boat, fellow archaeology student Greg Porter, left, examines the items Shrefer has retrieved from the floor of the Atlantic.

A team of archaeologists in scuba gear combs what was once dry land for pre-Lenape artifacts