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Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey (4 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the New Jersey coast" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
The New Jersey Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Beach Haven, New Jersey, on Long Beach Island.It opened its doors to the public on July 3, 2007. Its main areas of focus are shipwrecks off the New Jersey coast and their salvaged artifacts, scuba diving and the diving community, notable maritime incidents in New Jersey waters, and the history of the United States Life-Saving Service and ...
A German submarine thought to have been sunk near Gibraltar until its wreck was discovered off the coast of New Jersey in 1991. 39°19′48″N 73°12′00″W / 39.33000°N 73.20000°W / 39.33000; -73.20000 ( German submarine
The cemetery now includes "The Unknown from the Sea" monument erected by the State of New Jersey in 1904 honoring all the victims of the Powhattan shipwreck. [7] [8] The Powhattan disaster served as an impetus for the purchase of the site for the Absecon Lighthouse later in 1854. [9] [10]
Pages in category "Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The brig was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. [19] Mary Ann: New South Wales: The whaler was lost. [20] Nanine
On 2 September 1991, an unidentified U-boat wreck was discovered 73 meters (240 feet) deep (a hazardous depth for standard scuba diving) off the coast of New Jersey. [4] Nicknamed U-Who , the exact identity of the wreck was a matter of frequent debate, and initially the wreck was thought to be either U-550 or U-521 . [ 5 ]
A Wickes-class destroyer torpedoed off Cape May, New Jersey, by the German submarine U-578: Jean Bart French Navy: 11 February 1907: A Jean Bart-class protected cruiser wrecked on an uncharted reef off the coast of Spanish Sahara near Cape Blanc. HMS Jervis Bay