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Kennebec

Shipwreck Kennebec
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:
Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
Built:
1901, Jenks Shipbuilding, Port Huron MI USA
Specs:
( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
Sunk:
Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties

The Kennebec was blown up and wire-dragged after sinking. The "Southern Lillian" may be the remains of the Kennebec, formerly thought to be the "Glory Wreck".

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March 21, 2025

Just About Done ...

March 21, 2025

Weather Stations

  1. ACYN4 Weather Station
  2. CMAN4 Weather Station
  3. MTKN6 Weather Station
  4. SDHN4 Weather Station

... I hope. There may still be an old-style chart lurking somewhere, but I think I got them all. Above is the new weather chart, with extant stations and buoys. The old chart still showed ALSN6 - the Ambrose Tower that got knocked into the water so many times that they finally gave up on it. The replacement buoy is in the exclusion zone of the shipping lane, where it should be safe.

More: Just About Done ... ...

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