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Shipwreck Relief - Lightship WAL-505
Type:
shipwreck, lightship, USCG
Name:
Named for its job - as the "relief ship" for the other regular lightships along the eastern seaboard.
Built:
1904, Camden NJ USA
Specs:
( 129 x 28 ft ) 631 gross tons, 9 crew
Sunk:
Friday June 24, 1960
collision with freighter Green Bay - no casualties
GPS:
40°27.144' -73°49.070' (AWOIS 2003)
Depth:
105 ft, main deck at 90

Remedios Pascual
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, Spain
Built:
1885, Canada, as Stalwart
Specs:
( 216 x 40 ft ) 1605 gross tons, 21 crew
Sunk:
Saturday January 3, 1903
ran aground in bad weather - no casualties
Depth:
25 ft

Shipwreck Republic
Type:
liner, White Star Line
Name:
One of the "-ic" series of White Star liners, which included such other ships as the Georgic, Olympic, and Titanic.
Built:
1903, Ireland
Specs:
( 570 x 68 ft ) 15378 gross tons
Sunk:
Sunday January 25, 1909
after collision with steamer Florida - 2 casualties
Depth:
240 ft

Shipwreck Rickseckers
Type:
shipwreck, steamer
Depth:
66 ft

This is the remains of an unidentified vessel which we located in August of 1986. She appears to be an old paddlewheel steamship, but this is only speculation and has yet to be confirmed. The only artifact I've found on this little wreck was a perfume bottle with the name "Rickseckers Perfume" on it, hence the name, Rickseckers.


Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:
80 ft

Very low-lying wooden wreckage of unknown origin. Just a single line of ribs, with nothing off to either side. If sanded-in ( as usual ) this spot can be a complete waste of time.



Shipwreck Rio Tercero
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Argentina
Built:
1912, England, as Fortunstella
Specs:
( 405 x 54 ft ) 4864 gross tons
Sunk:
Monday June 22, 1942
torpedoed by U-202 - 5 casualties
Depth:
400 ft or perhaps thousands


Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, Norway
Specs:
( 160 ft ) 960 tons, 20 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday December 26, 1876
ran aground in bad weather - no casualties
Depth:
25 ft

low scattered wooden debris, 200 yards offshore


Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1886, Rockland ME USA
Specs:
( 225 x 37 ft ) 1556 tons
Sunk:
February 8, 1899; unknown
Depth:
23 ft

aka "Derrick Barge"



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