New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

shipwreck, private yacht, converted to U.S. Navy patrol boat

Name:

Catamount is another name for a mountain lion, felis concolor.

Built:

1929, Luders Marine, Stamford CT USA

Specs:

( 85 x 15 ft ) 67 gross tons, 11 crew

Sunk:

Saturday March 27, 1943
engine explosion - 6 casualties

Depth:

125 ft

large engine and wreckage

The wreck on this site is not actually the Catamount, but an unknown ship that is much larger, possibly a Prohibition-era rum runner. The location of the real Catamount is unknown.