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Suffolk

Shipwreck Suffolk

Type:: shipwreck, collier, USA
Built:: 1911, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 365 ft ) 6798 tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Saturday December 11, 1943
foundered in storm - no survivors
Depth:: 180 ft

partially intact, upside-down

Shipwreck Suffolk Propeller

Shipwreck Suffolk Propeller

Shipwreck Suffolk Propeller

Shipwreck Suffolk Propeller

Courtesy of Dan Crowell

Shipwreck Suffolk

Side-scan image courtesy of Sound Underwater Survey

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