Warships
Warships
A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:
- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Gleaves class, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1942, Seattle WA USA
- Specs:
- ( 348 x 36 ft ) 1630 displacement tons, 276 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 6, 1961
scuttled - no casualties - Depth:
- 1,150 ft
More: USS Baldwin DD-624 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Benson class, U.S. Navy ( similar to USS Turner )
- Built:
- 1941, Staten Island NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 348 x 36 ft ) 1620 displacement tons, 266 crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 21, 1943
collision with tanker Bulkoil (8071 tons) - 38 casualties - Depth:
- 260 ft
More: USS Murphy DD-603 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, dirigible ( rigid airship ) , U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1931, Akron OH USA
- Specs:
- ( 785 ft ) 200 tons, 76 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday April 4, 1933
atmospheric storm - 3 survivors - Depth:
- 105 ft
More: USS Akron ZRS-4 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, private yacht, converted to U.S. Navy patrol boat
- Name:
- Catamount is another name for a mountain lion, felis concolor.
- Built:
- 1929, 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
More: USS Catamount CG-85006 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
- Name:
- All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
- Built:
- 1944, Boston MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties - Depth:
- 90 ft
More: Great Isaac ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, Spruance-class destroyer, US Navy
- Built:
- 1975, Pascagoula MS USA
- Specs:
- ( 563 x 55 ft ) 8,040 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°30.850' -74°30.656' originally, now ???
- Depth:
- 130 ft
More: USS Arthur W Radford DD-968 ...
