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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Radford with an experimental stealth mast
Type:
artificial reef, Spruance -class destroyer, US Navy
Built:
1975, Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula MS USA
Specs:
( 563 x 55 ft ) 8,040 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°30.850' -74°30.656' originally, now ???
Depth:
130 ft
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Model of the Salmon in the 1970s.
Type:
shipwreck, Sailfish class
submarine , U.S. Navy
Built:
1956, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard , Portsmouth NH, USA
Specs:
( 350 x 25 ft ) 2530 tons, no crew
Sunk:
Saturday June 5, 1993 - "artificial reef"
GPS:
39°42.2' -72°18.2' (US Navy 2004)
Depth: 360 ft
More: USS Salmon SSR-573 ...
USS San Diego photographed 28 January 1915, while serving as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. Her name had been changed from California on 1 September 1914. Note two-star Rear Admiral's flag flying from her mainmast top.
Type:
shipwreck, armored cruiser , U.S. Navy
Built:
1904, Bethlehem San Francisco , San Francisco USA, as U.S.S. California
Specs:
( 503 x 70 ft ) 13680 displacement tons
Sunk:
Friday July 19, 1918
GPS:
40°32.433' -73°02.484' (AWOIS 2008)
Depth:
110 ft, starts at 65 ft
More: USS San Diego ACR-6 ...
Type:
shipwreck, Balao ( modified Gato ) class
submarine , U.S. NavyBuilt:
1944, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard , Portsmouth, NH USA
Specs:
( 312 x 27 ft ) 1810 tons, no crew
Sunk:
Tuesday August 4, 1964
Depth: 280 ft
More: USS Spikefish SS-404 ...
Type:
shipwreck, patrol boat, converted yacht, U.S. Navy
Built:
1912, Lawley & Sons , Neponset MA USA
Specs:
( 129 x 19 ft ) 160 gross tons
Sunk:
Monday October 28, 1918collision with steamer Frisia - no casualties
Depth:
115 ft
More: USS Tarantula SP-124 ...
Type:
shipwreck, destroyer , Bristol class, U.S. Navy
Built:
1942, Federal Shipbuilding , Kearny NJ USA
Specs:
( 350 x 36 ft ) 1700 displacement tons, 301 crew
Sunk:
Monday January 3, 1944
Depth:
55 ft
More: USS Turner DD-648 ...
Type:
artificial reef, tanker - Spentonbush Company, USA (Hess Oil)
Built:
1932, Ira S. Bushey & Sons , Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:
( 110 ft )
Sponsor:
Spectra Services
Sunk:
Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°21.525' -73°56.110'
Depth:
60 ft
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