Ships (17/49)

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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Shipwreck Essex
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

bow, boilers, hull plates & ribs


Shipwreck Eugene F. Moran
Note the tall skinny steam-engine stack
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


Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
963 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with Harry Rush
Depth:
75 ft


Fatuk reef
Type:
artificial reef, freighter
Built:
1962, Tokushima Shipbuilding Sangyo - Komatsushima, Japan
Specs:
( 160 x 25 ft ) 275 tons
Sponsor:
US Customs Service, Fish America, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:
Thursday October 27, 1988 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.609' -74°01.037'
Depth:
80 ft



The Fisherman reef
Type:
artificial reef, tanker barge
Specs:
( 242 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:
Spentonbush Red Star Company, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:
Thursday August 7, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.930' -73°55.942'
Depth:
70 ft



Shipwreck Park City
Type:
shipwreck, steamer / tugboat, USA
Built:
1898, Mather & Wood, Port Jefferson NY USA
Specs:
( 143 x 28 ft ) 391 gross tons, 9 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Wednesday August 8, 1951
collision with submerged object - 2 casualties
Depth:
60 ft

low wood debris field, located near offshore sewage pipe outlet, now disused