New Jersey Scuba Diving

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.

Boiler Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 80 ft

a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Glory

Glory Wreck — Side-scan courtesy of Stockton University

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.

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Kennebec

Shipwreck Kennebec

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:: Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
Built:: 1901, Port Huron MI USA
Specs:: ( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
Sunk:: Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties

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Lake Frampton

Shipwreck Lake Frampton

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1918, Lorain OH USA
Specs:: ( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties

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Oklahoma

Shipwreck Oklahoma

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1908, 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

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Shookus

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A small steel wreck, greatly decomposed.

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Southern Lillian

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A large steel wreck, partially intact.

Possibly the remains of the Kennebec.

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Regulators - Hose Protectors

regulator

Hose protectors are those funny rubbery tubes that fit over the ends of your air hoses. Their purpose is to prevent the hose from being bent sharply at the connector, which will eventually cause it to fail. However, they are practically impossible to put on. Here's a hint that makes it easy:

Soak the hose protector for a few minutes in not-quite-boiling water. This will make it much more soft and pliable. Then fish it out and jam it onto the hose quickly before it cools and hardens. Be careful not to get water in the hose orifice. Maybe I'm slow, but it took me quite a while to figure out this simple trick.

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