Ships (38/49) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Ships (38/49)

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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salt barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: circa 1940
Specs:: ( 150 x38 ft )
Sponsor:: US Navy, NJCDC, Carbon Services Corp, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Friday April 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.959' -74°42.385'

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Sam Berman

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1947, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA as Philip Lemler
Specs:: ( 160 x 30 ft ) 478 tons
Sponsor:: Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.440' -73°41.180'
Depth:: 125 ft

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San Jose

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA ( United Fruit Company, now Chiquita )
Built:: 1904, Ireland
Specs:: ( 330 x 44 ft ) 3358 gross tons, 35 crew
Sunk:: Saturday January 17, 1942
collision with C2-class freighter Santa Elisa - later torpedoed by U-123 - no casualties
Depth:: 100 ft

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San Saba

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Name:: San Saba is a river in central Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River of Texas.
Built:: 1879, Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & Engine Works, Chester PA USA, as Colorado
Specs:: ( 306 x 39 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Friday October 4, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 30 casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Sandy Point

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1947, Gulfport Shipbuilding, Port Arthur, TX, as Captain Chris Harms
Specs:: ( 85 ft )
Sunk:: Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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Sub Chaser SC-209

Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, US Navy
Built:: 1918, Mathis Yacht Building, Camden NJ
Specs:: ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons, 26 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday August 27, 1918
friendly fire from freighter SS Felix Taussig - 18 casualties
Depth:: unknown

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Sub Chaser SC-60

Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1917, New York Naval Shipyard, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
Sunk:: Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties
Depth:: 45 ft

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Scotland

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, England
Built:: 1865, England
Specs:: ( 430 x 38 ft ) 3695 tons
Sunk:: Saturday December 1, 1866
collision with sailing ship Kate Dyer ( 1275 tons )
Depth:: 22 ft

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Sea Girt

Type:: shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Built:: 1949, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA
Specs:: ( 120 ft ) 177 GT
Sunk:: August 1990
Depth:: 65 ft

intact, upright, steel hull

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Sea Girt Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:: 80-85 ft
Sunk:: early 1900s ?

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HMS Pentland Firth

Type:: shipwreck, trawler, Royal Navy
Name:: Pentland Firth is the channel between the northern tip of Scotland and the Islands that form Scapa Flow, the great British naval base, and today one of the best wreck diving locales in the world.
Built:: 1934, England
Specs:: ( 164 x 27 ft ) 485 gross tons
Sunk:: Saturday September 19, 1942
collision with minesweeper trawler USS Chaffinch (400 tons) - ? casualties
GPS:: 40°25.433' -73°52.204' (AWOIS 1991)
Depth:: 70 ft

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