New York Dive Sites (7/15)

Dive Sites - New York

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Type:
shipwreck, schooner
Depth:
105 ft

The Irma C, an old coal barge, rests a few miles east of the G&D wreck. Her remains have been reduced to a small low-lying patch of wreckage, so that fishing or dive boats may find it a little tricky to anchor on her.


Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Specs:
( 113 ft ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft



Shipwreck Kenosha
Type:
shipwreck, collier, USA
Name:
Kenosha, the seat of Kenosha County, is a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan.
Built:
1894, 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

Kismet Artificial Reef

Depth: 16 - 25 ft
120 yards north of South Beach, between Kismet and National Seashore dock
This reef is very close to land, it could even be a shore dive


Shipwreck Larchmont
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1885, 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 Lexington
Type:
steamer, USA
Built:
1835, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 207 x 21 ft ) 488 gross tons, 165 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Monday January 13, 1840
fire - 4 survivors
Depth:
125 ft - 150 ft


Shipwreck Lightburne
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA (Texaco)
Built:
1919, 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

New York Dive Sites

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Shipwreck General Slocum
Type:
shipwreck, barge, USA
Built:
1891, Brooklyn NY USA, as General Slocum
Specs:
( 235 x 37 ft ) 1284 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Monday December 4, 1911
storm - no casualties
Depth:
25 ft ( 30 ft, including mud )

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