Vivian

Estelle Phinney
Type:
shipwreck, schooner
Built:
1891, New London, Connecticut, USA
Specs:
( 188 x 39 ft ) 922 gross tons, 10 crew
Sunk:
Saturday December 27, 1907
collision with schooner Elizabeth Palmer, 1 casualty
Depth:
80 ft

A large wooden wreck, with a massive central keel, and very low-lying side walls. Scattered large machinery, chain, and old-style anchor at the west end.

Elizabeth Palmer
The Elizabeth Palmer, a victim of flash photography

The Elizabeth Palmer (2,446 tons) sank in 1915 off Fenwick Island Delaware in a collision in which she sank a two-year-old steel-hulled steamer more than twice her size.

The wreck of the Estelle Phinney was demolished by the RC Mohawk.

The wreck was identified by Dan Lieb of the New Jersey Historical Divers Association.


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Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:
75 ft

A typical smallish schooner barge wreck of unknown origin. Some anchor chain and decking spread out over a small area, with a few smaller pieces way off the main piece. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.

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