New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

shipwreck, tanker, USA

Name:

Texel is the easternmost of the Frisian islands off the coast of Holland, which are similar to our own barrier islands.

Built:

1913, Denmark

Specs:

( 331 x 48 ft ) 3220 gross tons, 36 crew

Sunk:

Sunday June 2, 1918
bombed by U-151 - no casualties

Depth:

230 ft

Today, the Texel lies in 230 ft of water. She sits on a sandy bottom with almost no relief. She appears to have landed upright but has collapsed into the sand. Hull plates have fallen off around her like an eroding jig-saw puzzle. Her midsection and superstructure are gone, and her bow unrecognizable. The stern is marked by the propeller shaft, which hangs above the surrounding hull plates. She is a deep dive and should be dived by only the most experienced.