- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 14, 1907
ran aground 72 mph gale - no casualties (incredible) - Depth:
- 25 ft
400 yards offshore, mostly buried, wooden
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Ships (16/49)
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:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1904, Cobb Butler & Co, Rockland ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 228 x 43 ft ) 1791 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties - Depth:
- 185 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
- Name:
- All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
- Built:
- 1901, Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington DE USA, as Lakewood
- Specs:
- ( 200 x 44 ft ) 1016 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- NJ Coast 2005 Initiative
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 3, 2005 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.682' -74°43.078'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Sunk:
- early 1960s
- Depth:
- 50 ft
aka "Southern Pet Wreck"
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- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1978, Ancient City Boat Yard, St. Augustine, FL USA
- Specs:
- ( 68 ft ) 3 crew
- Sunk:
- January 17, 1999; ran up on jetty
no casualties - Depth:
- 15 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- November 1864, S.M. Pook (see below), Fair Haven, CT
- Specs:
- 500 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday April 30, 1873
foundered after losing a propeller shaft - no casualties - Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer
- Built:
- 1890, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 272 x 40 ft ) 3018 tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 25, 1941
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties - Depth:
- 30 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1902, Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia PA USA as Charles E. Matthews
- Specs:
- ( 91 x 22 ft ) 164 gross tons, 11 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday December 9, 1917
foundered in storm - no survivors - Depth:
- 25 ft
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Mola mola
Size:
to 10 ft long, 11 ft tall, 4400 lbs,
but usually 4-5 ft long
Habitat:
Open ocean, usually basking near surface. This giant, slow-moving creature flaps along at the surface, propelled by its oar-like dorsal and anal fins and steering with the stump of its tail.
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