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Shipwreck RP Resor
A model of the Resor
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA
Name:
Named for R P Resor, Treasurer of Standard Oil.
Built:
1936, Kearny NJ USA
Specs:
( 435 x 66 ft ) 7451 gross tons, 49 crew
Sunk:
Friday February 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-578 - 2 survivors
Depth:
125 ft

Sub Chaser
Type:
shipwreck, submarine chaser, US Navy
Built:
1918, Camden NJ
Specs:
( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons, 26 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday August 27, 1918
friendly fire from freighter SS Felix Taussig - 18 casualties
Depth:
unknown

Shipwreck Sebastian
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, England
Built:
1914, England
Specs:
( 310 ft ) 3110 tons, 36 crew
Sunk:
Thursday May 10, 1917
fire - 1 casualty
Depth:
270 ft

Shipwreck Sommerstad
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, England
Built:
1906, England
Specs:
( 340 x 47 ft ) 3875 gross tons, 31 crew
Sunk:
Monday August 12, 1918
torpedoed by U-117 - no casualties
Depth:
180 ft

Shipwreck Suffolk
Type:
shipwreck, collier, USA
Built:
1911, Camden NJ USA
Specs:
( 365 ft ) 6798 tons, 37 crew
Sunk:
Saturday December 11, 1943
foundered in storm - no survivors
Depth:
180 ft

Texas Tower #4
Type:
collapsed radar platform, USAF
Built:
1955, Portland ME USA
Specs:
( 67 ft above water) 6000 tons, 14 crew (minimum)
Sunk:
Sunday January 15, 1961
storm/structural failure/design deficiency - no survivors
GPS:
39°47'56.43" -72°40'08.00" (US Navy 2004)
Depth:
180 ft, starts at 110 ft

Shipwreck Texel
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA
Name:
Texel is the easternmost of the Frisian islands off the coast of Holland, which are similar to our own barrier islands.
Built:
1913, Denmark
Specs:
( 331 x 48 ft ) 3220 gross tons, 36 crew
Sunk:
Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft

Shipwreck Thomas Hebert
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat
Built:
1975, Orange TX USA
Specs:
( 89 x 27 ft ) 99 tons, 7 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 7, 1993
cause unknown - two survivors
Depth:
140 ft

Type IX U-boat
Type:
shipwreck, Type IXc/40 U-boat, Kriegsmarine, Germany
Built:
1942, Germany
Specs:
( 252 x 22 ft ) 1051 displacement tons, 48-56 crew
Sunk:
Saturday April 16, 1944
by depth charges and gunfire from destroyer escorts USS Gandy, USS Joyce and USS Peterson after torpedoing tanker Pan Pennsylvania - 44 casualties.
Depth:
300 ft

Shipwreck U-869
Type:
shipwreck, Type IXc/40 U-boat, Kriegsmarine, Germany
Specs:
( 252 x 22 ft ) 1051 displacement tons, 48-56 crew
Built:
1944, Germany
Sunk:
February 11, 1945
sunk by destroyer escort USS Howard D. Crow - no survivors
Depth:
240 ft

Deep Sea Dive Sites

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H10224/86-88 -- OPR-C121-WH; SIDE-SCAN SONAR CONTACT. DIVERS DESCRIBE A WRECK SITE 250' X 50' CONTAINING THE REMAINS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WOODEN VESSEL (DECK MACHINERY, 3-FOOT DIA. METAL CYLINDER, LARGE TIMBERS REINFORCED WITH METAL PLATES). LD (PNEUMO) OF 53 FEET. (ENT 5/30/96, SJV)

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