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Varanger

Shipwreck 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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Vega

Shipwreck Vega — Circa 1950, enroute to Staten Island

Type:: shipwreck, ferry, USA
Built:: 1925 - Staten Island NY USA
Specs:: ( 75 x 40 ft ) 84 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday January 11, 1961
capsized under tow in storm, no casualties
GPS:: 40°11.646' -73°56.787' (AWOIS 1990)
Depth:: 55 ft

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Vivian

Estelle Phinney

Type:: shipwreck, schooner
Built:: 1891, New London, Connecticut, USA
Specs:: ( 188 x 39 ft ) 922 gross tons, 10 crew
Sunk:: Saturday December 27, 1907
collision with schooner Elizabeth Palmer, 1 casualty
Depth:: 80 ft

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Vizcaya

Shipwreck Vizcaya

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, Spain
Name:: Vizcaya is a Basque province in northern Spain. The Basques are a fiercely independent seafaring people of unknown origin.
Built:: 1872, England, as Santander
Specs:: ( 287 x 38 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 103 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with schooner Cornelius Hargraves - 60 casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Volund

Shipwreck Volund

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, Norway
Built:: 1889, Norway
Specs:: ( 239 ft )
Sunk:: Sept 26, 1908; collision with liner Commonwealth
Depth:: 105 ft

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Warships

Warships

A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:

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Wayne

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: 436 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday May 25, 1932
Depth:: 45 ft

wooden

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West Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 210 ft

unidentified wooden wreck

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Western World

Shipwreck Western World

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship, England
Specs:: ( 287 x 38 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 300+ passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday October 22, 1853
ran aground in heavy fog - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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Wildwood Artificial Reef

Wildwood Artificial Reef

4.5 Nautical Miles off Wildwood
Depth: 40-65 ft [download]

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