Treasure ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Treasure

The following vessels all sank with valuable cargoes which have not been recovered. Or not.

More: Treasure Wrecks ...

HMS Hussar

Type:: shipwreck, frigate ( Mermaid-class, 6th-rate ), British Royal Navy
Name:: Hussars were light cavalry units of the period, known for their colorful and showy uniforms.
Built:: 1763, England
Specs:: ( 124 x 33 ft ) 627 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday November 23, 1780
struck a rock - unknown casualties, including prisoners
Depth:: probably buried in the landfill under the police station near 135th Street

More: HMS Hussar ...

Lexington

Type:: steamer, USA
Built:: 1835, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 207 x 21 ft ) 488 gross tons, 165 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Monday January 13, 1840
fire - 4 survivors
Depth:: 125 ft - 150 ft

More: Lexington ...

Republic

Type:: liner, White Star Line
Name:: One of the "-ic" series of White Star liners, which included such other ships as the Georgic, Olympic, and Titanic.
Built:: 1903, Ireland
Specs:: ( 570 x 68 ft ) 15378 gross tons
Sunk:: Sunday January 25, 1909
after collision with steamer Florida - 2 casualties
Depth:: 240 ft

More: Republic ...

Sindia

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:: 1887, Ireland
Specs:: ( 329 x 45 ft ) 3068 gross tons, 34 crew
Sunk:: Sunday December 15, 1901
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 0-5 ft depending on the tide

More: Sindia ...

This worm-like creature is actually a bivalve mollusk with a greatly reduced shell, which it uses to bore tunnels into wood. They typically spend their entire lives in a tunnel in a single piece of wood. In addition to feeding off the wood, they can also filter feed like ordinary bivalves.

In the age of wooden ships, teredos and other wood-borers were a tremendous problem. In our area, more wood-boring is done by crustaceans than Teredos.

More: Teredo (Shipworm) ...