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RP Resor

Shipwreck RP Resor — A model of the Resor

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Name:: Named for R P Resor, Treasurer of Standard Oil.
Built:: 1936, Kearny NJ USA
Specs:: ( 435 x 66 ft ) 7451 gross tons, 49 crew
Sunk:: Friday February 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-578 - 2 survivors
Depth:: 125 ft

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Charlemagne Tower

Shipwreck Charlemagne Tower

Type:: shipwreck, Great Lakes ore carrier, USA
Built:: 1888, Cleveland OH USA
Specs:: ( 255 x 40 ft ) 1825 gross tons, 19 crew
Sunk:: Friday March 6, 1914
foundered in rough seas - no casualties
Depth:: 75 ft

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San Saba

Shipwreck San Saba

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Name:: San Saba is a river in central Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River of Texas.
Built:: 1879, Chester PA USA, as Colorado
Specs:: ( 306 x 39 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Friday October 4, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 30 casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Thurmond

Shipwreck Thurmond — The unusual submarine-like hull form of a whale-back steamer. Sea-keeping was poor, and the design was ultimately not successful, and died out.

Type:: shipwreck, "whale-back" steamer, USA
Built:: 1890, Duluth MN USA, as Colgate Hoyt
Specs:: ( 276 x 36 ft ) 1253 displacement tons
Sunk:: Saturday December 25, 1909
ran aground in thick fog - 10 casualties
Depth:: 14 ft

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Barnegat Bay

Barnegat Bay — The north end of the bay

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Sumner

Shipwreck Sumner

Type:: shipwreck, collier, converted to passenger freighter, USA
Built:: 1883, Germany, as Rhaetia
Specs:: ( 351 x 43 ft ) 3553 gross tons, 232+ passengers & crew
Sunk:: Tuesday December 12, 1916
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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