Mixed-up Wrecks
Mixed-up Wrecks
According to Gary Gentile in his book Shipwrecks of New Jersey - South, the following three vessels and four known wrecks may be related as suggested here. Or it could be something else entirely.
- Type:
- shipwreck
- Depth:
- 80 ft
a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed
Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.
More: Boiler Wreck ...
- Type:
- shipwreck
- Depth:
- 70 ft
The "Glory Wreck" is a twisted mass of hull plates and steel spread over a wide area on a sandy bottom. Artifacts are occasionally found: portholes and brass. She is usually a good lobster wreck.
More: Glory ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Name:
- Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
- Built:
- 1901, Jenks Shipbuilding, Port Huron MI USA
- Specs:
- ( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties
More: Kennebec ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1918, AmShip Lorain, Lorain OH USA
- Specs:
- ( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties
More: Lake Frampton ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker, USA
- Built:
- 1908, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties
More: Oklahoma ...
- Type:
- shipwreck
- Depth:
- 120 ft
A large steel wreck, partially intact.
Possibly the remains of the Kennebec.
More: Southern Lillian ...