Cape May Dive Sites (6/8)
- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ships
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 16, 1854
foundered in storm - Depth:
- 35 ft
The packet ship Manhattan sank with eight of her nine crew. In the same storm, the 200 ft schooner Powhattan was also lost nearby, with over 350 immigrants on board and no survivors. Neither wreck has been positively identified, although there are several candidates, including one old wooden hull buried up to the gunwales in the sand.
More: Manhattan ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1976, Mississippi USA
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 24 ft ) 145 gross tons, 4 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday April 12, 1983
cause unknown - no survivors - Depth:
- 120 ft
More: Misty Blue ...
- Type:
- liner, Clyde Line, USA
- Name:
- A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
- Built:
- 1908, Philadelphia PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 367 x 48 ft ) 4623 tons, 290 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday January 1, 1925
burned in a storm - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS)
- Depth:
- 25 ft
More: Mohawk (older) ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1858, New York NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 198 x 29 ft ) 1100 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 7, 1877
collision with schooner Seminole - 13 casualties - Depth:
- 150 ft
More: Montgomery ...
More: Mullica River Wrecks ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, barge
- Built:
- 1918
- Specs:
- 1267 tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday December 10, 1933
foundered in rough seas - Depth:
- 70 ft
low lying wood & metal debris field
More: Northern 29 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, USA
- Built:
- 1915, Philadelphia PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 509 x 63 ft ) 8256 gross tons, 28 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday February 8, 1922
burned - 4 casualties - Depth:
- 140 ft
More: Northern Pacific ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
- Built:
- 1881, England
- Specs:
- ( 287 x 37 ft ) 1963 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday September 23, 1882
ran aground - no casualties
Coast Guard records denote this wreck as "disproved" - no longer there. It was removed as a hazard to navigation. Nuphar is the genus name for Water Lilies.
More: Nuphar ...