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Thurmond

Shipwreck Thurmond — The unusual submarine-like hull form of a whale-back steamer. Sea-keeping was poor, and the design was ultimately not successful, and died out.

Type:: shipwreck, "whale-back" steamer, USA
Built:: 1890, Duluth MN USA, as Colgate Hoyt
Specs:: ( 276 x 36 ft ) 1253 displacement tons
Sunk:: Saturday December 25, 1909
ran aground in thick fog - 10 casualties
Depth:: 14 ft

low scattered debris, boiler, 200 ft offshore

Shipwreck Thurmond

Shipwreck Thurmond

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