Warships
A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:
- Type:
- shipwreck, submarine chaser, US Navy
- Built:
- 1918, Mathis Yacht Building, Camden NJ
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons, 26 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday August 27, 1918
friendly fire from freighter SS Felix Taussig - 18 casualties - Depth:
- unknown
More: Sub Chaser SC-209 ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Benson class, U.S. Navy ( similar to USS Turner )
- Built:
- 1941, Bethlehem Staten Island, 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
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- Type:
- shipwreck, frigate ( Mermaid-class, 6th-rate ), British Royal Navy
- Name:
- Hussars were light cavalry units of the period, known for their colorful and showy uniforms.
- Built:
- 1763, England
- Specs:
- ( 124 x 33 ft ) 627 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday November 23, 1780
struck a rock - unknown casualties, including prisoners - Depth:
- probably buried in the landfill under the police station near 135th Street
More: HMS Hussar ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, 74 gun ship-of-the-line, U.S. Navy
- Name:
- that place next to Indiana
- Built:
- 1820, New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 208 x 54 ft ) 2757 gross tons
- Sunk:
- April 1884
set adrift and grounded by storm while being dismantled, later deliberately burned - Depth:
- 20 ft
More: USS Ohio ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, frigate, British Royal Navy
- Name:
- The Battle of Culloden, where in 1745 the English army massacred the last of the Scottish resistance ( and much of the civilian population ), completing the English conquest of Scotland.
- Built:
- 1776, England
- Specs:
- ( 170 x 47 ft ) 1658 gross tons, 650 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 24, 1781
ran aground in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
More: HMS Culloden ...
- Type:
- submarine chaser, later trawler, scallop boat, USA
- Built:
- 1943, Elizabeth City Shipyard, Elizabeth City NC USA
- Specs:
- ( 112 x 18 ft ) 99 gross tons
- Sunk:
- ???
- Depth:
- 90 ft
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