Durley Chine

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

In the four short years that the Durley Chine was above water, no photograph was taken that has survived. This is a vessel of nearly the same tonnage and dimensions from the same builder and year. The Durley Chine was likely very similar, if not almost identical. Or perhaps not.

Harlem
Could the Harlem have been a Great lakes steamer?

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Type:
shipwreck, barge
Built:
1877
Specs:
( 180 ft ) 2154 tons
Sunk:
1930s, no casualties
Depth:
40 ft

The Alex Gibson shipwreck is the remains of a wooden barge. The barge was built in 1877 was 180 ft long and displaced 2154 tons. She was sunk in the 1930s and now sits in 40 ft of water on a clean sand bottom.