- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner
- Built:
- 1894, Robert Palmer & Son, Noank CT USA
- Specs:
- 855 tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 20, 1913
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New York Dive Sites (3/15)
Dive Sites - New York
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- Type:
- Celtic - shipwreck, canal tugboat, USA
Cape Race - shipwreck, barge, Oyster Bay NY USA - Built:
- Celtic - 1958, Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay NY USA as Russell 10
- Specs:
- Celtic - ( 85 ft ) 6 crew
Cape Race - ( 150 ft ) - Sunk:
- Saturday November 17, 1984
barge foundered, pulling tug down with it - no survivors - Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1904, Millbridge ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 225 x 42 ft ) 1498 gross tons
- Sunk:
- July 22, 1919; ran aground in fog
- Depth:
- 25 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, Chile
- Built:
- 1937, England, as Helga
- Specs:
- ( 292 x 41 ft ) 1700 gross tons, 67 crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 21, 1944
collision with tanker British Harmony, then with freighter Voco ( 5090 tons) while at anchor, then with tanker Empire Garrick - no casualties - Depth:
- 195 ft, starts at 160 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Specs:
- 306 tons, 6 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday April 26, 1902
ran aground in bad weather - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.992' -73°10.620' (AWOIS 2013)
- Depth:
- 25 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, submarine, private
- Built:
- 1906, Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Newport News, VA USA,
as Simon Lake XV - Specs:
- ( 92 x 13 ft ) 200 tons
- Sunk:
- 1946, scuttled
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Deadeyes (above and right) and blocks (below) were used in the rigging of old-time sailing ships. In either case, the purpose was to gain mechanical advantage through the use of compound pulleys. This was especially necessary in the days before powered winches, when the only working force onboard was literally manpower.
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