Barnegat Dive Sites (5/5)
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- Specs:
- Landing Craft?
- Sunk:
- during World War II ?
- Depth:
- 20 ft
This wreck is described only as a "Troop Carrier" from World War II. Given its location, I would guess that what is meant by this is most likely a landing craft; probably lost in an accident during an amphibious training exercise by the Army.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, Spain
- Name:
- Vizcaya is a Basque province in northern Spain. The Basques are a fiercely independent seafaring people of unknown origin.
- Built:
- 1872, England, as Santander
- Specs:
- ( 287 x 38 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 103 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with schooner Cornelius Hargraves - 60 casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1900
- Specs:
- ( 61 ft )
- Sunk:
- 1979
- Depth:
- 55 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, Furness-Bermuda Line, Bermuda
- Built:
- 1913, Scotland, as Willochra
- Specs:
- ( 411 x 56 ft ) 7784 gross tons, 371 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday December 18, 1929
collision in fog with liner Algonquin ( see Mohawk ) - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°28.907' -73°54.398' (AWOIS 1991)
- Depth:
- 50 ft
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