Ships (49/50)

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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Shipwreck Winneconne
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:
Named for a town in eastern Wisconsin?
Built:
1907, England, as Hogland
Specs:
( 271 x 39 ft ) 1869 gross tons
Sunk:
Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties
Depth:
220 ft

Winthrop reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1948, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
Specs:
( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:
Eirek's Dock, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:
Wednesday July 12, 1989 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°50.825' -74°43.312'
Depth:
60 ft


Shipwreck Yankee
Type:
shipwreck, Great Lakes freighter, USA
Built:
1890, AmShip Cleveland, Cleveland OH USA, as German
Specs:
( 296 x 40 ft ) 2418 gross tons, 30 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Wednesday June 11, 1919
collision with liner Argentina - no casualties
Depth:
110 ft





YP-389
Sister YP-389, built in the same yard at the same time to the same specs
Type:
shipwreck, patrol boat, U.S. Navy, converted trawler
Built:
1941, Bethlehem Quincy, Quincy MA, USA, as Salem
Specs:
( 102 x 22 ft ) 301 tons, 21 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 20, 1942
collision with collier Jason - 6 casualties
Depth:
40 ft



Redbird Subway Car - in service
Type:
250 "Redbird" subway cars - NYC Subway system - steel bodies / frames
Built:
1959-1960 - American Car & Foundry - Model R26 # 7750-7859
1960-1961 - American Car & Foundry - Model R28 # 7860-7959
1962-1963 - St. Louis Car - Model R29 # 8570-8805
1962-1963 - St. Louis Car - Model R33 # 8806-9345
1963-1964 - St. Louis Car - Model R36 # 9346-9769
Specs:
( 51 x 9 ft ) 15,000 to 18,000 pounds (body)
Sunk:
50 cars - Cape May Reef on July 3, 2003
50 cars - Deepwater Reef on July 16, 2003
50 cars - Atlantic City Reef on July 25, 2003
50 cars - Garden State North Reef on Sept 3, 2003
50 cars - Shark River Reef on Oct 14, 2003
619 cars - Delaware Reef 11 from Aug 2001 to Nov 2003
Sponsor:
New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
anti-
Sponsor:
Environmental group Clean Ocean Action lobbied aggressively and almost successfully to prevent the use of these subway cars as artificial reefs in New Jersey, resulting in most of the cars going to other states.
GPS:
too many to list, and all gone anyway
Depth:
Depths vary by location between 80 ft and 130 ft.