Warships
Warships
- USS Akron
- USS Algol
- USS Baldwin
- Bronx Queen
- Capt Henry
- Catamount
- USS Cherokee
- HMS Culloden
- Great Isaac
- HMS Hussar
- Ida K
- Intrepid
- USS Jacob Jones
- Massachusetts
- R.C. Mohawk
- USS Moonstone
- USS Murphy
- New Jersey
- USS Ohio
- Olympia
- Peggy Diana
- USS Radford (main)
- USS San Diego
- SC-209
- SC-60
- USS Tarantula
- Texas Tower
- USS Turner
- ZPG-3W
A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:
- 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'
More: Captain Henry LCM-6 ...
- 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
More: USS Cherokee ID-458 ...
- 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
More: Ida K SC-1282 ...
- 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, 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
More: ZPG-3W Reliance ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
- Name:
- One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star. - Built:
- 1943, Moore Drydock, Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
- Specs:
- ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines - Sponsor:
- Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
- Sunk:
- Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
- Depth:
- 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft
More: USS Algol AKA-54 ...
