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Shipwreck Almirante
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1909, Ireland
Specs:
( 378 x 50 ft ) 3121 gross tons, 105 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday September 6, 1918
collision with U.S. Navy tanker Hisko - 5 casualties
Depth:
70 ft

Shipwreck SS Carolina
Type:
shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:
1896, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA USA, as La Grande Duchesse
Specs:
( 380 x 47 ft ) 5017 gross tons, 330 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Sunday June 2, 1918
shelled by U-151 - 13 casualties
Depth:
250 ft

Shipwreck Chaparra
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

Shipwreck City of Athens
Type:
shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:
1911, New York Shipbuilding, 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

Shipwreck Dorothy B. Barrett
Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1904, Deering & Donnell, 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


Shipwreck Durley Chine
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

Shipwreck Edward H. Cole
Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1904, Cobb Butler & Co, 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


Shipwreck Isabel B. Wiley
Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1901, Goss & Sawyer, 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


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Shark Research Institute
Speaking at NJ Aquarium on Shark Conservation on behalf of the Shark Research Institute
Captain Steve Nagiewicz

Captain Steve Nagiewicz was the owner of the website njscuba.com, which was the first Internet resource for New Jersey shipwreck and scuba diving.

Nagiewicz is a USCG licensed Merchant Marine Master Oceans and has been scuba diving for more than 25 years with over 4000 sport, technical, and commercial dives all over the world.