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USS Salmon SSR-573

Shipwreck USS Salmon — Model of the *Salmon* in the 1970s.

Type:: shipwreck, Sailfish class submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1956, Portsmouth NH, USA
Specs:: ( 350 x 25 ft ) 2530 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Saturday June 5, 1993
"artificial reef"
GPS:: 39°42.2' -72°18.2' (US Navy 2004)
Depth:: 360 ft

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USS Spikefish SS-404

Type:: shipwreck, Balao ( modified Gato ) class submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1944, Portsmouth, NH USA
Specs:: ( 312 x 27 ft ) 1810 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Tuesday August 4, 1964
weapons test
Depth:: 280 ft

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Varanger

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Norway
Name:: A peninsula in north-east Norway ( a cold place )
also, an old Scandinavian term for "Viking"
Built:: 1925, Netherlands
Specs:: ( 470 x 60 ft ) 9305 gross tons, 40 crew
Sunk:: Sunday January 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-130 - no casualties
Depth:: 140 ft

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West Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 210 ft

unidentified wooden wreck

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Winneconne

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:: Named for a town in eastern Wisconsin?
Built:: 1907, England, as Hogland
Specs:: ( 271 x 39 ft ) 1869 gross tons
Sunk:: Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties
Depth:: 220 ft

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ZPG-3W Reliance

Type:: shipwreck, blimp, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1958, Akron OH USA
Specs:: ( 403 x 85 ft ) 40 tons, 21 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday July 6, 1960
unknown cause - 18 casualties
Depth:: 60 ft

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Goosefish

Lophius americanus

Size
to 48" and 50 lbs.

Description:
Also known as Headfish, these are a living nightmare in appearance, although they are actually rather docile, provided you don't get too close to the hungry end. Like alligators, they will snap at anything that comes within range, which makes for a number of hair-raising but amusing stories. The tails of these toothy monstrosities are excellent eating and are served in restaurants as "Monkfish" ( also known as "Headfish" and "All-mouth". ) They are extremely slimy. Females are larger than males. A related species in Europe grows to 100 lbs!

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