Warships

A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:

Warships


Texas Tower #4
Type:
collapsed radar platform, USAF
Built:
1955, Portland ME USA
Specs:
( 67 ft above water) 6000 tons, 14 crew (minimum)
Sunk:
Sunday January 15, 1961
storm/structural failure/design deficiency - no survivors
GPS:
39°47'56.43" -72°40'08.00" (US Navy 2004)
Depth:
180 ft, starts at 110 ft

Type:
shipwreck, frigate ( Mermaid-class, 6th-rate ), British Royal Navy
Name:
Hussars were light cavalry units of the period, known for their colorful and showy uniforms.
Built:
1763, England
Specs:
( 124 x 33 ft ) 627 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday November 23, 1780
struck a rock - unknown casualties, including prisoners
Depth:
probably buried in the landfill under the police station near 135th Street

Shipwreck Great Isaac
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:
All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:
1944, Boston MA USA
Specs:
( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:
90 ft

Shipwreck U.S.S. Ohio
Type:
shipwreck, 74 gun ship-of-the-line, U.S. Navy
Name:
that place next to Indiana
Built:
1820, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:
( 208 x 54 ft ) 2757 gross tons
Sunk:
April 1884
set adrift and grounded by storm while being dismantled, later deliberately burned
Depth:
20 ft

Shipwreck USS Jacob Jones
In the Panama Canal locks, 1920.
Type:
shipwreck, destroyer, Wickes / Tattnall class, U.S. Navy
Built:
1919, Camden NJ USA
Specs:
( 314 x 31 ft ) 1211 gross tons, 145 crew
Sunk:
Saturday February 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-578 - 134 casualties
Depth:
120 ft

Sub Chaser
WW I submarine chasers
Type:
shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:
1917, 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

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