Aircraft 204-184054-P
This unidentified aircraft wreck was surveyed for NOAA in 2010 by David Evans and Associates, Inc. According to the survey report the wreck was assigned sonar contact #204-184054-P. The aircraft is estimated to be...
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J.A. Bisso
J.A. Bisso was a steel steam screw tugboat (102 ft x 24 ft) of 246 gross tons and 1200 indicated horsepower. Originally named Alaska, she was built at Sorel, Quebec in 1906. Alaska was...
USRC Mohawk
USRC Mohawk was a steel steam powered revenue cutter (206 ft x 32 ft) built for the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service by William R. Trigg Company at Richmond, Virginia. She was commissioned into the...
Johanna Smith
The Johanna Smith (257 ft x 50 ft) was a wooden hulled lumber schooner build in North Bend Oregon in 1917. Built during the first world war, shortages prohibited the installation of engines in...
Sealab II Site
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the installation of Sealab II off the coast of La Jolla, CA. On August 26, 1965, the Sealab II underwater habitat was lowered to the sealfloor adjacent to...
Sandy Hook
The Sandy Hook was a 168-foot pilot boat that sank off New Jersey on April 27, 1939. She was heading out in a dense fog to meet the Norwegian passenger liner Oslofjord. Unfortunately the...
Monfalcone
Be sure to read to the end. This ship has a colorful history and a special connection to Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. The 282 foot five-masted barkentine Monfalcone was built in...
Frankfurt
SMS Frankfurt was a light cruiser of the Wiesbaden class built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The ship was laid down in 1913, launched in March 1915, and completed by August 1915....
Andrea Doria
The Andrea Doria was an ocean liner for the Italian Line home ported in Genoa, Italy, most famous for her sinking in 1956. Named after the 16th-century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, the ship had...
U-853
German submarine U-853 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 21 August 1942 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned...
P4Y-2 Privateer 56965
The Consolidated P4Y-2 (formerly PB4Y-2) Privateer was a World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy. Powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engines, the P4Y-2 was...