Long Island East Dive Sites (2/5)

Long Island - East Chart

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Shipwreck Gluckauf
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:
1886, Germany
Specs:
( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:
0-25 ft

Shipwreck Grecian
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1899, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:
( 263 x 29 ft ) 2825 tons, 34 crew
Sunk:
Friday May 27, 1932
collision with SS City of Chattanooga - 4 casualties
Depth:
95 ft

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Type:
Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
Specs:
( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft


Shipwreck Larchmont
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1885, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA
Specs:
( 252 x 37 ft ) 1605 tons, 351 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Monday February 11, 1907
collision with schooner Harry Knowlton - 334 casualties
Depth:
140 ft

huge paddlewheels; wooden hull draped with fishing nets; hazardous currents & poor viz.


Shipwreck Lightburne
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA (Texaco)
Built:
1919, Texas Steamship Company, Bath ME USA
Specs:
( 432 x 56 ft ) 6429 tons, 37 crew + dog
Sunk:
Friday February 10, 1939
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties
Depth:
30 ft

Long Island Sound - West Chart

Long Island Sound - East Chart


Shipwreck Malden
The Malden had seen better days.
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

Montauk Inlet


Moriches Inlet


Long Island East Dive Sites

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Submarines

Shipwreck USS Bass
There is something unique about diving a submarine - USS Bass