The Algol just prior to sinking, November 1991.
Type:
artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport (
freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
Name:
One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star.
Built:
1943; Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
Specs:
( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines
Sponsor:
Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
Sunk:
Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.545' -73°41.450'
Depth:
145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft
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Type:
shipwreck, destroyer , Gleaves class, U.S. Navy
Built:
1942, Seattle WA USA
Specs:
( 348 x 36 ft ) 1630 displacement tons, 276 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday June 6, 1961
scuttled - no casualties
Depth:
1,150 ft
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This photo is signed by Admiral Chester W Nimitz.
Type:
shipwreck, submarine , U.S. Navy
Built:
1924, Portsmouth Navy Yard, NH USA
Specs:
( 341 x 28 ft ) 2000 displacement tons, no crew
Sunk:
Monday March 12, 1945
deliberate - weapons test
Depth: 155 ft - sand ; 140 ft - deck ; 120 ft - conning tower
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Type:
shipwreck, private yacht, converted to U.S. Navy patrol boat
Name:
Catamount is another name for a mountain lion, felis concolor .
Built:
1929, 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
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Type:
shipwreck, tugboat , US Navy
Name:
An Indian tribe of Pennsylvania and New York, later relocated to Oklahoma.
Built:
1891, Camden NJ USA, as Edgar F. Luckenbach
Specs:
( 120 x 25 ft ) 272 gross tons, 20 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday July 26, 1918
foundered in storm - 10 survivors
Depth:
90 ft
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Type:
shipwreck, submarine , U.S. Navy
Built:
1911, Newport News, VA USA
Specs:
( 161 x 13 ft ) 400 tons, no crew
Sunk:
Tuesday June 21, 1921
deliberate - weapons test
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Type:
shipwreck, submarine , U.S. Navy
Built:
1912, Bridgeport, CT USA
Specs:
( 161 x 13 ft ) 400 tons, no crew
Sunk:
Wednesday July 30, 1919
foundered after weapons tests - 3 casualties (inspection crew)
Depth:
81 ft
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In the Panama Canal locks, 1920.
Type:
shipwreck, destroyer , Wickes / Tattnall class, U.S. Navy
Built:
1919, Camden NJ USA
Specs:
( 314 x 31 ft ) 1211 gross tons, 145 crew
Sunk:
Saturday February 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-578 - 134 casualties
Depth:
120 ft
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Lone Star
Type:
shipwreck, patrol boat, U.S. Navy (converted yacht)
Built:
1929, Germany, as Lone Star
Specs:
( 171 x 26 ft ) 469 gross tons, 47 crew
Sunk:
Friday October 15, 1943
collision with destroyer USS Greer ( 1090 tons) - no casualties
Depth:
130 ft
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