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Ships (3/50)

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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American Glory

Type:: artificial reef, mini-liner
Built:: 2002, Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD USA
Specs:: ( 174 x 39 ft ) 1,267 gross tons
Sunk:: Monday, November 4, 2019 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.474' -74°43.726'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, Britain
Built:: 1866
Specs:: ( 211 x 29 ft ) 639 tons
Sunk:: Monday October 21, 1867
struck rocks in dense fog - no survivors
Depth:: 20 ft

low debris field

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Ana Palmira

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1975, Master Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:: ( 80 ft ) 147 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday July 12, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.512' -72°46.598'

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Anastasia

Type:: shipwreck, barge / schooner barge
Specs:: 1313 tons
Sunk:: Thursday January 26, 1933
four casualties
Depth:: 75 ft

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Andrea Doria

Type:: shipwreck, liner, Italy
Name:: A 16th century Genoese Admiral. This name had been previously carried by a number of Italian warships ( see page bottom )
Built:: 1951, Italy
Specs:: ( 700 x 90 ft ) 29083 displacement tons, 1706 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Thursday July 26, 1956
collision with freighter Stockholm ( 12000 tons) - 46 casualties
GPS:: 40°29.405' -69°52.028' (AWOIS)
Depth:: 240 ft ( 190 ft minimum )

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Antioch

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:: 1876
Specs:: ( 180 ft ) 986 tons, 10 crew
Sunk:: Friday March 27, 1914
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

Probably sanded-in by beach restoration work

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APL-31

Type:: shipwreck, barge, barracks craft - personnel housing
Built:: 1944, Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding, Everett, WA. USA
Specs:: ( 261 x 49 ft ) 2,580 tons
Sponsor:: The Meyer Family
Sunk:: Monday July 23, 2001 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.600' -73°41.500'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Aqua II

Type:: artificial reef, barge, water
Built:: 1913, ? Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 110 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:: Eklof Marine Co., Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Saturday November 7, 1987 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.474' -74°01.217'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Arnoff

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Specs:: ( 200 ft est.)
Sunk:: late 1800s ?
Depth:: 80 ft

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Arundo

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
Built:: 1930, New Castle England, as Petersfield
Specs:: ( 412 x 55 ft ) 5163 gross tons, 43 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday April 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-136 - 6 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft max; 110 ft min; 125 ft typical

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Cods & Allies

Cods - family Gadidae - are one of the most commercially important families of fish in the sea. As such, they have been fished to the brink of disaster. The book above is a fascinating study of the historical relationship between western civilization and the codfish.

The only freshwater representative of the cod family is the Burbot.

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