Long Island East Dive Sites (1/4)
- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, Italy
- Name:
- A 16th century Genoese Admiral. This name had been previously carried by a number of Italian warships ( see page bottom )
- Built:
- 1951, Italy
- Specs:
- ( 700 x 90 ft ) 29083 displacement tons, 1706 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 26, 1956
collision with freighter Stockholm ( 12000 tons) - 46 casualties - GPS:
- 40°29.405' -69°52.028' (AWOIS)
- Depth:
- 240 ft ( 190 ft minimum )
More: Andrea Doria ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, collier, USA
- Built:
- 1918, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 369 x 55 ft ) 5353 displacement tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday May 5, 1945
torpedoed by U-853 - 12 casualties - Depth:
- 85 ft
More: Black Point ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, frigate, British Royal Navy
- Name:
- The Battle of Culloden, where in 1745 the English army massacred the last of the Scottish resistance ( and much of the civilian population ), completing the English conquest of Scotland.
- Built:
- 1776, England
- Specs:
- ( 170 x 47 ft ) 1658 gross tons, 650 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 24, 1781
ran aground in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
More: HMS Culloden ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1848, NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 275 x 32 ft ) 984 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 27, 1866
beached to prevent foundering in a storm; old age & decay - no casualties
More: Horton's Point / Commodore ...
The schooner barge was the final development of the working sailing ship. The design originally evolved in the 1870s on the Great Lakes, where it was found that sailing ships could be more profitably towed from place to place than sailed. No longer subject to the vagaries of the wind, such trips could be made on a scheduled basis, and with reduced labor costs. The idea spread into general use, resulting in the conversion of many sailing ships into barges. Ironically, most of the vessels that were converted to schooner barges were not actually schooners, but square-rigged ships. Square-riggers, with their large and expensive crews of skilled sailors, became uneconomical to operate in the face of ever-improving steam power, while more efficient schooners managed to compete for a few years longer.
More: Schooner Barge ...