- Type:
- shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1917, New York NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 45 ft
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Warships (2/3)
A number of small warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters.
A subchaser was a small coastal patrol vessel of World War I or II. Subchasers were lightly armed and even more lightly constructed, mostly out of plywood, powered by two diesel (WWII) or three gasoline (WWI) engines. Roughly the same design was used in both wars - 110 ft long, about 100 tons. Almost a thousand were built over both World Wars, and several are lost in the waters around this area. Many private yachts and some larger fishing trawlers were converted to perform this function also, like the Tarantula and the Moonstone. Conversely, some subchasers were converted to other duties after the war, such as the Bronx Queen, pictured below in military trim. Real subchasers were designated SC-, while converted yachts were designated SP-, PY- ( patrol yacht ) or PYc ( patrol yacht - coastal. )
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- Type:
- collapsed radar platform, USAF
- Built:
- 1955, Portland ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 67 ft above water) 6000 tons, 14 crew (minimum)
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 15, 1961
storm/structural failure/design deficiency - no survivors - GPS:
- 39°47'56.43" -72°40'08.00" (US Navy 2004)
- Depth:
- 180 ft, starts at 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, dirigible ( rigid airship ) , U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1931, Akron OH USA
- Specs:
- ( 785 ft ) 200 tons, 76 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday April 4, 1933
atmospheric storm - 3 survivors - Depth:
- 105 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
- Name:
- One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star. - Built:
- 1943; Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
- Specs:
- ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines - Sponsor:
- Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
- Sunk:
- Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
- Depth:
- 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Gleaves class, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1942, Seattle WA USA
- Specs:
- ( 348 x 36 ft ) 1630 displacement tons, 276 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 6, 1961
scuttled - no casualties - Depth:
- 1,150 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, private yacht, converted to U.S. Navy patrol boat
- Name:
- Catamount is another name for a mountain lion, felis concolor.
- Built:
- 1929, Stamford CT USA
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 15 ft ) 67 gross tons, 11 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday March 27, 1943
engine explosion - 6 casualties - Depth:
- 125 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, US Navy
- Name:
- An Indian tribe of Pennsylvania and New York, later relocated to Oklahoma.
- Built:
- 1891, Camden NJ USA, as Edgar F. Luckenbach
- Specs:
- ( 120 x 25 ft ) 272 gross tons, 20 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday July 26, 1918
foundered in storm - 10 survivors - Depth:
- 90 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Wickes / Tattnall class, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1919, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 314 x 31 ft ) 1211 gross tons, 145 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday February 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-578 - 134 casualties - Depth:
- 120 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, patrol boat, U.S. Navy (converted yacht)
- Built:
- 1929, Germany, as Lone Star
- Specs:
- ( 171 x 26 ft ) 469 gross tons, 47 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday October 15, 1943
collision with destroyer USS Greer ( 1090 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 130 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Benson class, U.S. Navy ( similar to USS Turner )
- Built:
- 1941, 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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Dermochelys coriacea
Size: to 70" and 1200 lbs.
Habitat: oceanic
Notes: The largest sea turtle in the world, and also the most likely to be seen in our cold waters, since Leatherbacks are at least partially warm-blooded! As implied by the name, they have a leathery flexible covering, rather than the bony hard shell of all other sea turtles - a unique feature that has caused them to be placed in a family of their own, apart from all other sea turtles. Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish.
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