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Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Sunk:
Monday April 17, 1961
Depth:
65 ft

wooden hull probably completely disintegrated by now


Shipwreck Oregon
Type:
shipwreck, liner, Cunard Line, England
Built:
1881, Scotland
Specs:
( 518 x 54 ft ) 7500 gross tons, 845 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Monday March 14, 1886
collision, probably with schooner Charles R Morse - no casualties
Depth:
125 ft, highest point 85 ft

Shipwreck Pan Pennsylvania
Type:
shipwreck, tanker (T3), USA
Built:
1943, Norfolk VA, USA
Specs:
( 516 x 70 ft ) 11017 gross tons
Sunk:
Sunday April 16, 1944
torpedoed by U-550, then shelled and sunk by USS Sagamore - 60 survivors
Depth:
240 ft ?

Shipwreck Panther
This appears to be a lifeboat davit
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1870, USA
Specs:
( 191 x 36 ft ) 712 tons, 20 crew, including barge crew
Sunk:
Wednesday August 24, 1893
foundered in storm - 17 casualties
Depth:
55 ft

Shipwreck Park City
Type:
shipwreck, steamer / tugboat, USA
Built:
1898, Port Jefferson NY USA
Specs:
( 143 x 28 ft ) 391 gross tons, 9 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Wednesday August 8, 1951
collision with submerged object - 2 casualties
Depth:
60 ft

low wood debris field, located near offshore sewage pipe outlet, now disused


Shipwreck Patrice McAllister
Patrice McAllister in 1976, shortly before her loss
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1919, New Orleans LA USA, as Degrey
Specs:
( 94 x 24 ft ) 201 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:
Monday October 4, 1976
foundered in storm while under tow - no casualties
Depth:
55 ft


Shipwreck Persephone
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Panama
Name:
In Greek mythology, Persephone, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Eventually, an agreement was reached wherein Persephone would spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld, and the rest with her parents in Olympus, resulting in the seasons: when she is away, her grieving mother, the earth goddess, ignores her duties and the earth becomes barren - winter.
Built:
1926, Germany
Specs:
( 468 x 63 ft ) 8426 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:
Monday May 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-593 - 9 casualties
Depth:
55 ft

Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
( 120 ft )
Depth:
55 ft

The "Pet Wreck" appears to be the remains of a wooden barge sunk in 60' of water 6 miles off Atlantic City. Partially intact but low lying, the wreck is good for both lobster and spearfishing. Look for lobster hiding under the large winch still in place on the forward section of the wreck.


Shipwreck Pinta
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
Name:
The Pinta was one of three sister ships named for Columbus' original three vessels, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Built:
1959, Denmark
Specs:
( 194 x 31 ft ) 1000 gross tons, 12 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 8, 1963
collision with freighter City of Perth ( 7547 tons) - no casualties
GPS:
40°13.827' -73°50.625' (AWOIS 1988)
Depth:
85 ft, starts at 55 ft


Shipwreck Continent
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Canada
Built:
1931, Netherlands? as Castor
Specs:
( 211 x 45 ft ) 466 gross tons, 14 crew
Sunk:
Saturday January 10, 1942
collision with Byron D Benson ( 7953 tons) - 1 casualty
GPS:
40°25.662' -73°50.736' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:
130 ft

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