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Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Built:
1900
Specs:
703 tons, 3 crew
Sunk:
Sunday April 3, 1932
- no survivors
Depth:
55 ft

Shipwreck San Jose
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA ( United Fruit Company, now Chiquita )
Built:
1904, Ireland
Specs:
( 330 x 44 ft ) 3358 gross tons, 35 crew
Sunk:
Saturday January 17, 1942
collision with C2-class freighter Santa Elisa - later torpedoed by U-123 - no casualties
Depth:
100 ft

Shipwreck San Saba
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Name:
San Saba is a river in central Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River of Texas.
Built:
1879, Chester PA USA, as Colorado
Specs:
( 306 x 39 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:
Friday October 4, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 30 casualties
Depth:
80 ft

Horseshoe Cove - Sandy Hook
Looking north, with New York City faintly visible in the distance. Horseshoe Cove is the second from the top, on the bay side.
Type:
bay-side saltwater cove
Depth:
20 ft max

Shipwreck Sandy Hook - Pilot Boat
The Sandy Hook as a private yacht, early in her career.
Type:
shipwreck, pilot boat, converted yacht, USA
Built:
1902, Elizabeth NJ USA, as Anstice, later Privateer
Specs:
( 168 x 24 ft ) 361 gross tons, 26 crew & harbor pilots
Sunk:
Thursday April 27, 1939
collision with tanker Oslofjord ( 16500 tons) - no casualties
GPS:
40°27.556' -73°49.490' (AWOIS 1986)
Depth:
100 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

Sub Chaser
WW I submarine chasers
Type:
shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:
1917, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
Sunk:
Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties
Depth:
45 ft

Shipwreck Scotland
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, England
Built:
1865, England
Specs:
( 430 x 38 ft ) 3695 tons
Sunk:
Saturday December 1, 1866
collision with sailing ship Kate Dyer ( 1275 tons )
Depth:
22 ft

Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1949, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA
Specs:
( 120 ft )
Sunk:
August 1990
Depth:
65 ft

intact, upright, steel hull



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