Sub Chaser SC-60

Sub Chaser
WW I submarine chasers
Type:
shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:
1917, New York Naval Shipyard, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
Sunk:
Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties
Depth:
45 ft

Sub Chasers were lightly built, with wooden hulls and gasoline engines. The three engines would be the largest remains, if indeed there are any.

from AWOIS: 1571

FE330SS/89 -- OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT #1 FROM SURVEY H-10284; DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND A LARGE MASS OF WOOD AND STEEL WRECKAGE OF UNDETERMINED TYPE; BADLY DETERIORATED AND RISING 10 FT OFF THE BOTTOM; EVALUATOR FOR H-10284/88 SPECULATED THAT THIS MIGHT BE AWOIS ITEM 1570, HOWEVER, DIVERS FROM THIS SURVEY REPORTED THAT THE WRECKAGE DID NOT RESEMBLE A TUG; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 15491.8, 9960-X 26937.5, 9960-Y 43654.5, 9960-Z 59840.0; LORAN POSITION IS CLOSE TO LORAN RATES PROVIDED BELOW BY RICHARD TARACKA FOR WRECK HE IDENTIFIED AS SUB CHASER; THE WRECKAGE FOUND DURING THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO AWOIS AS ITEM 8071 PENDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO VERIFY IDENTITY. (UPDATED MSD 7/91)

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Ocean Pout

Macrozoarces americanus

Size
to 42" and 12 lbs.

Description:
Huge mouth with drooping lips. Anal and caudal fins continuous. Apparently, these are edible, and at times there is some effort on the part of commercial fishermen to catch them. Too ugly for my tastes, though. Pouts like rocky bottoms and structure, from water's edge down to 180 ft. Gregarious.