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Sumner

Shipwreck Sumner

Type:: shipwreck, collier, converted to passenger freighter, USA
Built:: 1883, Germany, as Rhaetia
Specs:: ( 351 x 43 ft ) 3553 gross tons, 232+ passengers & crew
Sunk:: Tuesday December 12, 1916
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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Thurmond

Shipwreck Thurmond — The unusual submarine-like hull form of a whale-back steamer. Sea-keeping was poor, and the design was ultimately not successful, and died out.

Type:: shipwreck, "whale-back" steamer, USA
Built:: 1890, Duluth MN USA, as Colgate Hoyt
Specs:: ( 276 x 36 ft ) 1253 displacement tons
Sunk:: Saturday December 25, 1909
ran aground in thick fog - 10 casualties
Depth:: 14 ft

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Townsend's Inlet

Townsend's Inlet

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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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