New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

shipwreck, freighter, Cuba

Name:

a seaport in northeastern Cuba
also Spanish for "cowboy" or slang for "shorty"

Built:

1906, Scotland, as Tinhow

Specs:

( 249 x 38 ft ) 1510 gross tons, 29 crew

Sunk:

Sunday October 27, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 6 casualties

Depth:

80 ft

Today the Chaparra lies in 80 ft of water on a sandy bottom. Her hull lies on its port side, and is flattened out. The bow offers the most relief off the bottom. Her boilers and engine are still visible, some portions covered by large hull plates. She is generally a good lobster wreck. Artifacts can still be found, digging is usually needed. She is sometimes called the Offshore Barge. A mine from the U-117 also sank the San Saba.