Common Musk Turtle
Sterotherus odoratus
Size: to 4.5"
Habitat: in and around water
Notes: Also known as 'Stinkpots'. Often bad-smelling, sometimes snappy, and a nimble climber. Occasionally, this little turtle is even found in trees.
- Type:
- shipwreck, destroyer, Gleaves class, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1942, Vigor Seattle, Seattle WA USA
- Specs:
- ( 348 x 36 ft ) 1630 displacement tons, 276 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 6, 1961
scuttled - no casualties - Depth:
- 1,150 ft
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