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, 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 ...
- 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, submarine chaser, later party boat, USA
- Built:
- 1942, Mathis Yacht Building, Camden NJ USA, as SC-635
- Specs:
- ( 112 x 18 ft ) 99 gross tons, 19 crew, including passengers
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 20, 1989
foundered after structural failure of aft hull caused by improper modifications - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 35 ft
More: Bronx Queen SC-635 ...
- 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:
- shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1917, New York Naval Shipyard, New York NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 45 ft
More: Sub Chaser SC-60 ...
- 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
More: USS Murphy DD-603 ...
