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USS Catamount CG-85006

Shipwreck Catamount
Type:
shipwreck, private yacht, converted to U.S. Navy patrol boat
Name:
Catamount is another name for a mountain lion, felis concolor.
Built:
1929, Luders Marine, Stamford CT USA
Specs:
( 85 x 15 ft ) 67 gross tons, 11 crew
Sunk:
Saturday March 27, 1943
engine explosion - 6 casualties
Depth:
125 ft

large engine and wreckage

The wreck on this site is not actually the Catamount, but an unknown ship that is much larger, possibly a Prohibition-era rum runner. The location of the real Catamount is unknown.

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R.C. Mohawk

Shipwreck R.C. Mohawk
Not to be confused with the S.S. Mohawk or the other S.S. Mohawk.
Type:
shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
Name:
A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
Built:
1902, William R. Trigg, Richmond VA USA
Specs:
( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
Sunk:
Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties
GPS:
40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
Depth:
100 ft

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