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Arundo

Shipwreck Arundo — The Arundo as she appeared just prior to sinking.
Note the locomotives on deck, foreward of the aft mast.

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
Built:: 1930, New Castle England, as Petersfield
Specs:: ( 412 x 55 ft ) 5163 gross tons, 43 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday April 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-136 - 6 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft max; 110 ft min; 125 ft typical

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Ayuruoca

Shipwreck Ayuruoca

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Brazil
Built:: 1930, Germany, as Roland
Specs:: ( 468 x 58 ft ) 6872 gross tons, 67 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday June 10, 1945 ( well after cessation of hostilities )
collision with freighter General Fleischer - 1 casualty
Depth:: 170 ft, starts at 110 ft

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Bidevind

Shipwreck Bidevind

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Norway
Built:: 1938, Germany
Specs:: ( 414 x 56 ft ) 4956 gross tons, 36 crew
Sunk:: Thursday April 30, 1942
torpedoed by U-752 - no casualties
GPS:: 39°48'57" -72°46'07" (US Navy 2004)
Depth:: 190 ft

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Black Point

Shipwreck Black Point

Type:: shipwreck, collier, USA
Built:: 1918, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 369 x 55 ft ) 5353 displacement tons
Sunk:: Saturday May 5, 1945
torpedoed by U-853 - 12 casualties
Depth:: 85 ft

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Cayru

Shipwreck Cayru

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Brazil
Built:: 1919, Hog Island PA USA, as Scanmail
Specs:: ( 390 x 54 ft ) 5152 gross tons, 83 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Sunday March 8, 1942
torpedoed by U-94 - 53 casualties
Depth:: 125-140 ft

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Choapa

Shipwreck Choapa

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Chile
Built:: 1937, England, as Helga
Specs:: ( 292 x 41 ft ) 1700 gross tons, 67 crew
Sunk:: Thursday September 21, 1944
collision with tanker British Harmony, then with freighter Voco ( 5090 tons) while at anchor, then with tanker Empire Garrick - no casualties
Depth:: 195 ft, starts at 160 ft

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Coimbra

Shipwreck Coimbra

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, England
Name:: Coimbra is an important city and university in east-central Portugal.
Built:: 1937, Germany
Specs:: ( 423 x 60 ft ) 6768 gross tons, 40 crew
Sunk:: Thursday January 15, 1942
torpedoed by U-123 - 34 casualties
Depth:: 190 ft, starts at 165 ft

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Continent

Shipwreck Continent

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Canada
Built:: 1931, Netherlands? as Castor
Specs:: ( 211 x 45 ft ) 466 gross tons, 14 crew
Sunk:: Saturday January 10, 1942
collision with Byron D Benson ( 7953 tons) - 1 casualty
GPS:: 40°25.662' -73°50.736' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:: 130 ft

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F.F. Clain

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: 963 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with Harry Rush
Depth:: 75 ft

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Ioannis P. Goulandris

Shipwreck Goulandris

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Greece
Name:: One of the Goulandris brothers, who's shipping company owned the vessel.
Built:: 1910, England, as Maria Stathatos
Specs:: ( 362 x 51 ft ) 3750 gross tons, 31 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday December 1, 1942
collision with freighter Intrepido - no casualties
Depth:: 190 ft

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