Warships

Warships

A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:

Warships






Shipwreck Cherokee
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, US Navy
Name:
An Indian tribe of Pennsylvania and New York, later relocated to Oklahoma.
Built:
1891, John H. Dialogue & Son, Camden NJ USA, as Edgar F. Luckenbach
Specs:
( 120 x 25 ft ) 272 gross tons, 20 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday July 26, 1918
foundered in storm - 10 survivors
Depth:
90 ft

Shipwreck USS Moonstone
Lone Star
Type:
shipwreck, patrol boat, U.S. Navy (converted yacht)
Built:
1929, Germany, as Lone Star
Specs:
( 171 x 26 ft ) 469 gross tons, 47 crew
Sunk:
Friday October 15, 1943
collision with destroyer USS Greer ( 1090 tons) - no casualties
Depth:
130 ft

Matinecock Artificial Reef