Great Isaac

Shipwreck Great Isaac
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:
All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:
1944, Boston MA USA
Specs:
( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:
90 ft
compass

The Great Isaac was a very large V4-M-A1 class tugboat, but not large enough to survive being gashed six feet deep in the engine room. The wreck now lies intact on its port side, buried to the mid-line. It is one of the premier wrecks of southern New Jersey. Both the "Offshore Tug" and the "Inshore Tug" probably derive their names from their proximity to the Great Isaac, and may not be tugboats at all.

Shipwreck Great Isaac
Shipwreck Great Isaac
A sister, or perhaps the Great Isaac herself.
Shipwreck Great Isaac
Looking across the top of the wreck - the side plating is
almost completely gone, exposing the ribs.
Shipwreck Great Isaac
A view through the wreck - deck beams in the foreground and ribs behind.
Shipwreck Great Isaac
Looking down the deck edge near the bow.
Shipwreck Great Isaac
Shipwreck Great Isaac
lighthose Great Isaac
Great Isaac lighthouse (abandoned) in the Bahamas
Bandeirante
Bandeirante
Freighter Bandeirante clearly flying the Norwegian flag - the same ?
Great Isaac

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