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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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USS Murphy DD-603

Type:: shipwreck, destroyer, Benson class, U.S. Navy ( similar to USS Turner )
Built:: 1941, Bethlehem Staten Island, Staten Island NY USA
Specs:: ( 348 x 36 ft ) 1620 displacement tons, 266 crew
Sunk:: Thursday October 21, 1943
collision with tanker Bulkoil (8071 tons) - 38 casualties
Depth:: 260 ft

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USS Ohio

Type:: shipwreck, 74 gun ship-of-the-line, U.S. Navy
Name:: that place next to Indiana
Built:: 1820, New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 208 x 54 ft ) 2757 gross tons
Sunk:: April 1884
set adrift and grounded by storm while being dismantled, later deliberately burned
Depth:: 20 ft

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USS Arthur W Radford DD-968

USS Arthur W. Radford reef — *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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USS S-5 SS-110

Type:: shipwreck, submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1920, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH USA
Specs:: ( 231 x 21 ft ) 876 displacement tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday September 1, 1920
flooded during test dive - no casualties
Depth:: 165 ft

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USS Salmon SSR-573

Shipwreck USS Salmon — 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

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USS San Diego ACR-6

Shipwreck USS San Diego — *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
explosion, probably struck a mine laid by U-156
officially 6 casualties, probably 30-40 in reality
GPS:: 40°32.433' -73°02.484' (AWOIS 2008)
Depth:: 110 ft, starts at 65 ft

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USS Spikefish SS-404

Type:: shipwreck, Balao ( modified Gato ) class submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1944, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH USA
Specs:: ( 312 x 27 ft ) 1810 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Tuesday August 4, 1964
weapons test (torpedoed)
Depth:: 280 ft

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USS Tarantula SP-124

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, 1918
collision with steamer Frisia - no casualties
Depth:: 115 ft

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USS Turner DD-648

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
munitions explosion while at anchor - 138 casualties
Depth:: 55 ft

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V.L. Keegan YO-166

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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