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Ships (19/50)

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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City of Georgetown

Type:: shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:: 1902, William Rogers & Son, Bath Me USA
Specs:: ( 168 x 36 ft ) 599 gross tons, 8+ passengers & crew
Sunk:: Sunday June 2, 1918
collision with liner Prinz Oskar ( 1090 tons) - no casualties
Depth:: 110 ft

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Georgia Moran

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1949, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX as Barbara Moran
Specs:: ( 100 x 27 ft ) 238 tons
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
Sunk:: Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.465' -74°42.016'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Glen II

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat
Specs:: ( 83 ft ) 68 tons
Sunk:: Saturday January 31, 1953
Depth:: 80 ft

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Glen Island

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1880, Hillman Ship & Engine Building, Philadelphia PA USA, as City of Richmond
Specs:: ( 239 x 36 ft ) 615 gross tons, 31 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday December 17, 1904
fire - 9 casualties
Depth:: 15 ft

outline of wooden hull, paddlewheel

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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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Environmental Groups

Environmental organizations are both good and bad. State and federal governments have large departments that oversee environmental issues such as water and air pollution. These agencies have staffs of scientists and experienced technical personnel to plan and implement environmental protection programs and monitor environmental quality, and they generally manage to get the job done on their own.

While it is good that private citizens take an interest in such matters as well, private environmental groups often do as much harm as good. What they may lack in technical and scientific proficiency, they often make up for with media savvy. A phone call to Eye Witness News and the mere utterance of any number of keywords ( such as simply POLLUTION ! ) will automatically get their opinions on the air and in print, whether they are right or wrong.

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