A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.
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Type:
artificial reef, tugboat , USA
Built:
1944, Decatur Iron & Steel , Decatur AL USA
Specs:
( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:
Monday August 16, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°52.950' -74°40.200'
Depth:
60 ft
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Parknook , rigged as a bark rather than a barge
Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge ( originally a bark )
Built:
1876 as Parknook
Specs:
( 199 x 32 ft ) 793 tons
Sunk:
Saturday September 12, 1931
foundered
GPS:
40°25.374' -73°52.828' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:
60 ft
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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, iron-hulled screw steamer , USA
Built:
1884, Scotland
Specs:
( 200 x 27 ft ) 761 gross tons
Sunk:
Saturday July 26, 1890
collision with schooner Zacheus Sherman - no casualties
Depth: 160 ft
contiguous but broken down
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Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship , USA
Built:
1852, East Haddam CT, USA
Name:
Chauncey Jerome was an early 19th new England century clock maker
Specs:
( 178 x 37 ft ) 1154 tons
Sunk:
Thursday Jan 12, 1854
ran aground
Depth:
20 ft
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