World War I (1/3)
- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, Cuba
- Name:
- a seaport in northeastern Cuba
also Spanish for "cowboy" or slang for "shorty" - Built:
- 1906, Scotland, as Tinhow
- Specs:
- ( 249 x 38 ft ) 1510 gross tons, 29 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday October 27, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 6 casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, USA
- Built:
- 1911, Camden NJ USA, as Somerset
- Specs:
- ( 309 x 46 ft ) 3648 gross tons, 135 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday May 1, 1918
collision with French Navy cruiser La Gloire - 67 casualties - Depth:
- 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1902, Bath Me USA
- Specs:
- ( 168 x 36 ft ) 599 gross tons, 8+ passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
collision with liner Prinz Oskar ( 1090 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1904, Bath ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 259 x 45 ft ) 2088 gross tons, 10 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 14, 1918
shelled by U-117 - no casualties - Depth:
- 60 ft
low debris field mostly buried in the sand
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker, England
- Built:
- 1913, England
- Specs:
- ( 279 x 40 ft ) 1918 gross tons, 28 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 30, 1917
collision with steamer Harlem - no casualties - Depth:
- 185 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1904, Rockland Me USA
- Specs:
- ( 228 x 43 ft ) 1791 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties - Depth:
- 185 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1901, Rockland Me USA
- Specs:
- ( 226 x 43 ft ) 1778 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties - Depth:
- 200 ft
More: Isabel B Wiley ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1901, Rockland Me USA
- Specs:
- ( 226 x 43 ft ) 1778 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties - Depth:
- 200 ft
More: Jacob M Haskell ...
A liner is a vessel designed primarily to carry passengers on a set schedule. There was a time when ocean liners were more than the mere pleasure cruisers of today. Before the advent of modern air travel, ships were the primary means of transport for those needing to cross the oceans. Untold numbers of immigrants came to this country in passenger liners, most in steerage class, a far cry from the modern floating pleasure palaces.
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