Essex
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer
- Built:
- 1890, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 272 x 40 ft ) 3018 tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 25, 1941
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties - Depth:
- 30 ft
bow, boilers, hull plates & ribs
Essex
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