Freighters (3/5)
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usually specially designed for the task, being equipped with cranes and other mechanisms to load and unload, and come in all sizes. Specialized types of cargo vessels include container ships and bulk carriers. ( Tankers and supertankers are also cargo ships, although they are habitually thought of as a separate category. )
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Name:
- Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
- Built:
- 1901, Jenks Shipbuilding, Port Huron MI USA
- Specs:
- ( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties
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- Type:
- shipwreck, collier, USA
- Name:
- Kenosha, the seat of Kenosha County, is a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan.
- Built:
- 1894, Davidson Shipbuilding, West Bay City MI USA, as Madagascar
- Specs:
- ( 244 x 37 ft ) 1677 gross tons, 12 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday July 24, 1909
foundered in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 100 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1918, AmShip Lorain, Lorain OH USA
- Specs:
- ( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties
More: Lake Frampton ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1920, Bethlehem Wilmington, Wilmington DE USA, as Maddequet
- Specs:
- ( 327 x 46 ft ) 3482 gross tons, 32 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday February 26, 1939
collision with freighter Wiegand ( 6568 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 150 ft
More: Lillian ...
- Type:
- freighter
- Built:
- 1919, American International Shipbuilding, Hog Island PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 390 x 54 ft ) 5031 gross tons, 51 crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday December 31, 1942
foundered in a storm - 20 casualties - Depth:
- 225 ft
More: Maiden Creek ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1907, Bethlehem Quincy, Quincy MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 373 x 52 ft ) 5054 gross tons, 42 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday September 19, 1921
collision with SS Jonancy - no casualties - Depth:
- 40 ft
More: Malden ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, collier, USA
- Built:
- 1916, Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ashtabula OH USA, as Nordstrand, later Sekstant
- Specs:
- ( 253 x 43 ft ) 2468 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 17, 1944
collision with freighter Jesse Billingsley - no casualties - Depth:
- 70 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, Britain
- Built:
- 1921, England
- Specs:
- ( 270 x 39 ft ) 2755 gross tons, 34 crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday February 19, 1942
torpedoed by U-432 - no survivors - Depth:
- 165 ft
More: Miraflores ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1944/1945 USA as FS-??? (US Army Design 381)
- Specs:
- ( 176 x 32 ft ) 560 tons
- Sponsor:
- Seacoast Products Inc, Fisherman Magazine
- Sunk:
- Friday March 29, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.763' -74°12.182'
- Depth:
- 85 ft
More: Pauline Marie FS-??? ...
Editor's Note:
The New Jersey fishing community owes a world of gratitude to Bill Figley for his tireless service on behalf of recreational angling in the state. Considered the patriarch of the artificial reef program, his model of excellence created over two decades in New Jersey has since been emulated by other states along the East Coast.
