Essex

Shipwreck 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

Notice the American flags painted on the hull. America was still neutral in World War II when the Essex was lost.

Essex


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Sand Dollar

Echinarachnius parma

Size: to 3"

Think of the Sand Dollar as a flattened Sea Urchin. They live on and slightly buried in sandy bottoms, at any depth.

Soak them in a bleach mixture and then rub off the spines with a rag to get a nice white keepsake. The tiny spines are like cactus needles and can be very irritating. Live Sand Dollars are pink; they turn green in death, and the indelible green pigment will rub off on anything it touches.