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Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1917, 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

Dozens of jetties up and down the coast have been cut-though at the base like this one, making them inaccessible to fishermen, but not divers !

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Panama
Name:: In Greek mythology, Persephone, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Eventually, an agreement was reached wherein Persephone would spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld, and the rest with her parents in Olympus, resulting in the seasons: when she is away, her grieving mother, the earth goddess, ignores her duties and the earth becomes barren - winter.
Built:: 1926, Germany
Specs:: ( 468 x 63 ft ) 8426 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Monday May 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-593 - 9 casualties
Depth:: 55 ft