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Ships (19/49)

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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Glory Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:: 75 ft

A typical smallish schooner barge wreck of unknown origin. Some anchor chain and decking spread out over a small area, with a few smaller pieces way off the main piece. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.

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Gluckauf

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:: 1886, Germany
Specs:: ( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 0-25 ft

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Golden Eagle

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1974, S & R Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre AL, as Brenda Jean
Specs:: ( 80 x 23 ft ) 114 gross tons
Sponsor:: Eagle Pharo Memorial
Sunk:: Friday December 19, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°08.190' -73°56.100'

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Ioannis P. Goulandris

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Greece
Name:: One of the Goulandris brothers, who's shipping company owned the vessel.
Built:: 1910, England, as Maria Stathatos
Specs:: ( 362 x 51 ft ) 3750 gross tons, 31 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday December 1, 1942
collision with freighter Intrepido - no casualties
Depth:: 190 ft

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Great Isaac

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:: All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:: 1944, General Ship, Boston MA USA
Specs:: ( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:: 90 ft

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Grecian

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:: 1899, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:: ( 263 x 29 ft ) 2825 tons, 34 crew
Sunk:: Friday May 27, 1932
collision with SS City of Chattanooga - 4 casualties
Depth:: 95 ft

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Gregory Poole AM-215

Type:: artificial reef, minesweeper, US Navy, later converted to purse seiner
Built:: 1944, Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa FL USA as AM-215 Cruise
Specs:: ( 184 x 33 ft ) 650 tons
Sunk:: Monday, Dec 10, 2007 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°30.910' -74°30.597'
Depth:: 120 ft

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Gulf Trade

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA ( Gulf Oil )
Name:: One of a series of ships owned by Gulf Oil company, all named "Gulf ____"
Built:: 1920, Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA USA
Specs:: ( 430 x 59 ft ) 6776 gross tons, 34 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday March 10, 1942
torpedoed by U-588 - 18 casualties
Depth:: bow - 60 ft ; stern - 90 ft

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Gwendoline Steers

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1888, John H. Dialogue & Son, Camden NJ USA, as Douglas H. Thomas
Specs:: ( 97 x 21 ft ) 148 tons, 9 crew
Sunk:: Sunday December 30, 1962
cause unknown - no survivors
Depth:: 40 ft, starts at 20 ft

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Gypsum Prince

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, England
Built:: 1927, England
Specs:: ( 347 x 52 ft ) 3915 gross tons, 26 crew
Sunk:: Sunday May 3, 1942
collision with freighter Voco ( 5090 tons) - 6 casualties
Depth:: 70 ft

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