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The list of shipwrecks of Humboldt County, California lists the ships which sank on or near the coast of Humboldt County from the Del Norte county line to the north, the marine area around Cape Mendocino and south to the Mendocino County line to the south, as well as within Humboldt Bay itself. If survivors or casualties arrived or were ...
"On the night of June 6, 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon ran aground 500 feet off shore of the central California coast. The area is now called Pigeon Point in her honor. The Carrier Pigeon was a state-of-the art, 19th Century clipper ship.
The Centerville Beach Cross is a monument that commemorates the 17 passengers and 21 crew members who died in the shipwreck of the SS Northerner on January 6, 1860. The vessel, owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, struck a rock near Cape Mendocino and wrecked near Centerville Beach, in Humboldt County, California. [1]
The ship went down in 460 feet (140 m) of water about 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Deer Park in Luce County. All but one of the 23 members of the crew perished. 46°47′N 85°36′W / 46.79°N 85.60°W / 46.79; -85.60 ( SS
Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in California (12 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the California coast" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total.
Now a New Jersey dive team has found the ship. All but 16 of 132 people on board perished when Le Lyonnais sank in 1856 off Massachusetts. Now a New Jersey dive team has found the ship.
The ‘Holy Grail of shipwrecks’ is set to be recovered from the bottom of the ocean - along with its treasures which are believed to be worth up to $20bn in today’s money.
List of shipwrecks: 1704 Ship State Description Castle Del Ray: unknown The ship was driven ashore and sank at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, English America. [14] Cinque Ports England: The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Malpelo Island, Viceroyalty of Peru. Her crew survived.