Warships

Warships

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

Warships


Shipwreck U.S.S. Ohio
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


airshipwreck ZPG-3W
Type:
shipwreck, blimp, U.S. Navy
Built:
1958, Akron OH USA
Specs:
( 403 x 85 ft ) 40 tons, 21 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday July 6, 1960
unknown cause - 18 casualties
Depth:
60 ft

Captain Henry reef
"Captain Henry" - the bow ramp appears to have been welded up
Type:
artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized) used as buoy tender
Built:
1943 New Orleans LA USA
Specs:
( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
Sponsor:
Bureau of Coastal Engineering, Fish America &
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Sunday May 6, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°51.200' -74°42.280'


airship wreck USS Akron
In flight over the Goodyear plant in Akron Ohio, where she was built.
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

100 ft steel barge ( on a much bigger barge )
Type:
artificial reef, barges
Depth:
79 - 84 ft
Name Description Sunk GPS
60 ft steel
dredge
1987 40°48.063'
-72°28.622
Caddell 157 ft wood
drydock
Wednesday
September 12, 1990
40°48.007'
-72°28.634'
Dump Scow
DS-106
100 ft steel Wednesday
June 20, 2018
40°48.179'
-72°28.461'
Shannon C 60 ft steel Friday
Nov 5, 2021
40°48.118'
-72°28.390'
Henri 130 ft steel 2025 40°47.984'
-72°28.486'