Steamers (4/5)
Steamer is an early term for any vessel power by a steam engine rather than sails.
Early steamers were propelled by large paddlewheels. "Side-wheelers", with the paddlewheels on each side, were more seaworthy, and therefore more common in ocean waters, while "stern-wheelers", with a single large paddlewheel at the back, were more common as riverboats. Later, these were replaced by more efficient screw (or propeller) vessels.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer / tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1898, Port Jefferson NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 143 x 28 ft ) 391 gross tons, 9 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 8, 1951
collision with submerged object - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 60 ft
low wood debris field, located near offshore sewage pipe outlet, now disused
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- Type:
- shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
- Name:
- A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
- Built:
- 1902, Richmond VA USA
- Specs:
- ( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
- Depth:
- 100 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, side-wheel steamer USA
- Built:
- Nov 27, 1847
- Specs:
- ( 133 x 31 ft ) tons
- Sunk:
- June 21, 1860
collision with schooner Fanny - Depth:
- 85 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Name:
- San Saba is a river in central Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River of Texas.
- Built:
- 1879, 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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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer
- Specs:
- 2388 tons
- Sunk:
- Friday August 20, 1920
collision with barge Pottsville - no casualties - Depth:
- 60 ft
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Alopias vulpinus
Size:
to 20 ft including tail
Habitat:
open ocean, both coastal and over very deep water, also in the Mud Hole
Notes:
not especially dangerous
This shark feeds mainly upon small fishes which it stuns with its long tail. It has relatively weak jaws and small teeth for its size and is generally not considered a threat to man unless provoked. Thresher Sharks are capable of great bursts of speed, and also commonly leap completely out of the water, for reasons unknown. The Thresher is a favorite of shark fishermen, and is very good eating if cleaned and prepared properly. It is also a common bycatch of long-line commercial fishing. The Bigeye Thresher shark is even more bizarre ( it's purple ! )
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