New Jersey Scuba Diving

Lillian (1/2)

Freighter Lillian
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1920, Bethlehem Wilmington, Wilmington DE USA, as Maddequet
Specs:
( 327 x 46 ft ) 3482 gross tons, 32 crew
Sunk:
Sunday February 26, 1939
collision with freighter Wiegand ( 6568 tons) - no casualties
Depth:
150 ft

Most of the wreck has collapsed, with the exception of the bow, which is festooned with fishing nets. She is relatively deep and far from shore and is dived infrequently. Visibility is generally pretty good, and the Lillian routinely gives up some big lobsters.

Freighter Lillian sinking

The Lillian's wireless operator locked down the telegraph key on his set, causing the slowly-sinking ship to send out a steady screech on the radio until the Coast Guard finally shot off the aerial.

Freighter Lillian - New York Times
Freighter Wiegand
Wiegand, flying a courtesy American flag in port
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Mullica River Wrecks

The Mullica River

Chapter 4

Hidden History of Maritime New Jersey

The Mullica River Shipwrecks and the Revolutionary War

reprinted from
Hidden History of Maritime New Jersey
Steve Nagiewicz

New Jersey has commonly been known as the "Crossroads of the American Revolution." So many of the major Revolutionary War battles were fought here at places that jump off the pages of our history textbooks, like the Battles of Monmouth, Princeton, and Trenton and, of course, the iconic Delaware Crossing on Christmas Day by General George Washington in 1776. Washington and his main army, it seems, had spent more time in New Jersey than any other place. Of course, New Jersey's geographic position between New York and Philadelphia was a large part of that "Crossroads" title. Not surprisingly, the ocean provided another type of crossroad - one that was faster, more direct, and with the ability to send large amounts of supplies and troops by sea and along our coastline.

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