Bluff's Wreck / Creole?

Shipwreck Bluff's Wreck
Type:
shipwreck, steamer ( assuming it is the Creole ) USA
Built:
1862, Mystic CN, USA
Specs:
( 194 x 34 ft ) 1229 tons
Sunk:
March 17, 1868, ran aground in fog - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft

Creole

Shipwreck Bluff's Wreck

boiler, machinery, bow faces south

Images from New Jersey Beach Diver courtesy of Capt. Dan Berg


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Type:
shipwreck, freighter, England
Name:
Daghestan is a region in southern Russia, adjoining Chechnya and the Caspian Sea.
Built:
1900, England
Specs:
( 353 x 45 ft ) 3466 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:
Friday December 18, 1908
collision with freighter Catalone - no casualties
Depth:
70 ft

This wreck was named "Evergreen" for the large amount of green brass artifacts once recovered from it. The Daghestan was thoroughly demolished since it lay directly in the shipping lane and was a great danger to navigation.