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USS San Diego ACR-6

Shipwreck USS San Diego — USS San Diego photographed 28 January 1915, while serving as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. Her name had been changed from California on 1 September 1914. Note two-star Rear Admiral's flag flying from her mainmast top.

Type:: shipwreck, armored cruiser, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1904, San Francisco USA, as U.S.S. California
Specs:: ( 503 x 70 ft ) 13680 displacement tons
Sunk:: Friday July 19, 1918
explosion, probably struck a mine laid by U-156
officially 6 casualties, probably 30-40 in reality
GPS:: 40°32.433' -73°02.484' (AWOIS 2008)
Depth:: 110 ft, starts at 65 ft

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USS Tarantula SP-124

Shipwreck USS Tarantula

Type:: shipwreck, patrol boat, converted yacht, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1912, Neponset MA USA
Specs:: ( 129 x 19 ft ) 160 gross tons
Sunk:: Monday October 28, 1918
collision with steamer Frisia - no casualties
Depth:: 115 ft

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Winneconne

Shipwreck Winneconne

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:: Named for a town in eastern Wisconsin?
Built:: 1907, England, as Hogland
Specs:: ( 271 x 39 ft ) 1869 gross tons
Sunk:: Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties
Depth:: 220 ft

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