City of Georgetown

Shipwreck City of Georgetown
Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1902, Bath Me USA
Specs:
( 168 x 36 ft ) 599 gross tons, 8+ passengers & crew
Sunk:
Sunday June 2, 1918
collision with liner Prinz Oskar ( 1090 tons) - no casualties
Depth:
110 ft

Today the wreckage lies in 110 ft of water. She has little relief, maybe 5 ft. Her wooden hull is pretty much sanded in and appears to be split into three sections. She is mostly frequented by fishing boats, so watch out for hooks and monofilament.

Prinz Oskar
Prinz Oskar


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Winter Flounder

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

to 25" and 8 lbs.
usually much smaller

Profile by
Paul G. Scarlett,
Principal Fisheries Biologist
Bureau of Marine Fisheries

Common Name:
Winter Flounder,
also called Flounder, Blackback, Black
Flounder, Georges Bank Flounder, Lemon
Sole, Sole, Flatfish, Rough Flounder, and Mud Dab

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