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Ships (32/50)

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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Northeast Sailor

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship
Depth:: 75 ft

The "Northeast Sailor" is the remains of a large sailing ship. The absence of towing bits is an indicator that this was probably not a schooner barge, while the presence of a boiler and steam machinery place the vessel in the mid to late nineteenth century.

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Northern Pacific

Type:: shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:: 1915, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:: ( 509 x 63 ft ) 8256 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday February 8, 1922
burned - 4 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft

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Nuphar

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:: 1881, England
Specs:: ( 287 x 37 ft ) 1963 gross tons
Sunk:: Saturday September 23, 1882
ran aground - no casualties

Coast Guard records denote this wreck as "disproved" - no longer there. It was removed as a hazard to navigation. Nuphar is the genus name for Water Lilies.

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Ocean Cat

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1968, Marine Builders, Mobile Alabama, USA as Brothers in Law
Specs:: ( 90 x 20 ft ) 135 gross tons
Sponsor:: South Jersey Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Friday August 11, 2023 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.694' -74°42.715'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Ohio

Type:: artificial reef, barge, dredge
Specs:: ( 70 ft )
Sponsor:: Strathmere Fishing and Enviromental Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Thursday June 16, 2016 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°9.993' -74°34.095'

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Oklahoma

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1908, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties

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Olinda

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, Portugal
Built:: 1887, England
Specs:: ( 250 x 36 ft ) 1479 gross tons
Sunk:: Tuesday June 11, 1895
ran aground on Fisher's Island - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

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Olsen

Type:: shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Sunk:: Monday April 17, 1961
Depth:: 65 ft

wooden hull probably completely disintegrated by now

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Onondaga

Type:: artificial reef, barge, USA
Name:: An Indian tribe of central New York state, the Onondaga sided with the English in the French and Indian war.
Specs:: ( 205 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:: Carbon Services Corp, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Monday July 19, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.770' -74°39.975'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Oregon

Type:: shipwreck, liner, Cunard Line, England
Built:: 1881, Scotland
Specs:: ( 518 x 54 ft ) 7500 gross tons, 845 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Monday March 14, 1886
collision, probably with schooner Charles R Morse - no casualties
Depth:: 125 ft, highest point 85 ft

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Omega Protein Artificial Reefs

Omega Protein with fishing partner Ocean Harvesters have a long history of collaborating with government agencies and non-profit organizations to offer retired vessels to artificial reef programs. The vessels that have been submerged act as a habitat for marine life, promoting biodiversity and creating recreational fishing and diving opportunities. The former vessels that have been sunk include the F/V Reedville off of the coast of Delaware in 2020, the F/V Barataria Bay off the coast of Mississippi in 2015, the F/V Great Wicomico in the Gulf of Mexico in 2009, and the F/V von Rosenberg off the coast of Mississippi in 2000.

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