Built in 1930, this ship was being used by the Japanese Navy when it sank in 1943, giving it sovereign immunity. General Beauregard. Built in 1861, Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district of national significance. The Little Barge. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. The remains of this wooden hulled side-wheel steamer (ex-Peerless) lie in 30 feet of water in Lake Michigan near Michigan City. Built in 1917, this vessel was laid up to form a breakwater. Owned by the State of North Carolina. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. Listed in the National Register as a National Historic Landmark. The American steam packet Pulaski was lost thirty miles off the coast of North Carolina when its starboard boiler exploded. She was built in 1918 and laid up in 1936. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Hubbard. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district of national significance. Barge #4. Bendigo. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Privately owned. Built in 1778 and sunk in 1779 while privateering, this wreck is entitled to sovereign immunity. The hulk of this wooden tugboat lies on the shore of Shooter's Island in New York Harbor. The hulk of this wooden tugboat lies on the shore of Shooter's Island in New York Harbor. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Owned by the State of North Carolina. or on Indian lands. Owned by the U.S. Government, Department of .fukyocouch span { display: none; } Stormy seas forced the tug to seek shelter at the Delaware Breakwater. Vessel 84. The remains of this wooden vessel are buried in 25 feet of water in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. Built in 1863, this vessel was in the possession of the Union Navy as a prize of war when she sank in 1864. C.S.S. The remains of this wooden Royal Navy transport are buried in 60 feet of water in the York River near Yorktown. By Joan Wenner . Owned by the British Government. . Owned by the State of North Carolina. Depending on the conditions, possible dive sites (with shipwrecks, ledges and more) include the U-352 U-boat, the Caribsea, the Spar, the Aeolus, the Papoose and the Naeco. Vessel 53. On August 11, 1986, the hull of the HMS De Braak was raised off Cape Henlopen. Managed by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. The remains of this wooden hulled vessel are buried in 5 feet of water in Barges Creek near Hamilton Township. Remains of this wooden barge are buried in Biscayne National Park. On September 1, 1785, Captain Connolly McCausland threw a party to celebrate the journeys end. Yorktown Fleet #1. This wooden vessel, named St. Lucie, was built in 1888 and wrecked in 1906. The ship was a time capsule of everyday items on a British Navy warship. Pilot Charles S. Morris boarded the Lenape and guided it toward the breakwater, where passengers and crew lowered lifeboats. Winfield Scott. Michigan Determined eligible for the National Register as nationally significant. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Managed by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. The hulk of this wooden tugboat lies on the shore of Shooter's Island in New York Harbor. Owned by the State of California, State Lands Commission. Bodies washed up on the beach. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district of regional significance. Cherokee. The remains of this iron hulled vessel are buried in 20 feet of water off Fort Fisher at Kure Beach. For the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, rushing to produce cargo hulls created myriad management problems, including transportation, access roads, Selective Service demands, housing . Stone #6. Fifteen wrecks are steampowered blockade runners. Owned by the U.S. Government, Department of the Navy. the respective States in or on whose submerged lands the shipwrecks State of Pennsylvania. Built in 1917, this vessel was laid up to form a breakwater. wreck date and location; owner; manager, if different from the owner; This vessel wrecked in 1740 while in use as a cargo vessel. Owned by the British Government. The scattered remains of this steel hulled freighter (ex-William H. Gratwick) lie in 60 feet of water near Isle Royale in Lake Superior, within Isle Royale National Park. The area truly earned the nickname "Graveyard of the Atlantic," and it even boasts a museum of the same name in Hatteras. The remains of this wooden hulled side-wheel steamer, named Sylvan Grove, are buried on the shore of Eagles Island in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. Hebe. Barge #2. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district of national significance. Argonauta. Although Wilmington was not the most important port at the beginning of the Civil War, after the fall of Charleston to Union troops in 1863, virtually all major blockade running was focused on Wilmington. Built in 1918, this vessel was laid up in 1936. This vessel, which wrecked in 1554 when part of a treasure flota, lies within the Padre Island National Seashore. This vessel is entitled to sovereign immunity. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district of regional significance. The force knocked two children to the deck, killing them instantly. La Merced. Owned by the State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources. The intact hulk of this wooden hulled schooner lies on the shoreline of Keene Narrows near Bremen. On June 14, 1838, the steam packet Pulaski, with some of the cream of Savannah society aboard, was cruising between Savannah, Ga., and Baltimore. Keating. Owned by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. Owned by the State of Texas, Texas Antiquities Committee. Owned by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. Last One Wreck. Listed in the National Register is nationally significant. Cumberland. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Chattahoochee. Freighter; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by, American freighter; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by. << This wooden hulled whaler named Lydia, built in 1840, was laid up in 1907. The intact vessel is in 25 to 50 feet of water near Honolulu. Owned by the State of North Carolina. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. name, if different from the popular name; type of vessel; date of construction; Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Owned jointly by the U.S. Government, National Park Service, and the State of California, State Lands Commission. Owned by the State of New York. The remains of this wooden Royal Navy transport are buried in 20 feet of water in the York River near Yorktown. Built in 1860, she sank in 1864 while in use as a Union Navy powder vessel. Owned by the State of North Carolina. She was built in 1861 and sunk in 1862. Stone #3. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Scuttled in 1781, this vessel is entitled to sovereign immunity. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. Kamloops. The hulk of this wooden schooner lies on the shore of the Guemes Channel in Puget Sound near Anacortes. The storm forced the mighty collier toward shore, where it landed atop the remains of the Merrimac. Santa Monica. The 996 gross ton and 203 feet long steamer headed from New York to the Pacific Coast for Tacoma to Alaska service. Owned by the State of New York. Owned by the State of North Carolina. The remains of this wooden barge are buried on the shore of the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. below. Built in 1842 and sunk in 1862, this vessel is entitled to sovereign immunity. Determined eligible for the National Register as nationally significant. As required by section 6(b) of the Act, the public is hereby Owned by the State of New York. North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, An official website of the State of North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The hurricane hit the ships hard, scattering them along thousands of miles of coastline from North Carolina to Virginia. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. This Confederate States Navy ironclad gunboat (ex-Muscogee), built in 1863 and sunk in 1865, has been completely excavated; the excavated remains are deposited in the Confederate Naval Museum in Columbus. This vessel, which wrecked in 1554 when part of a treasure flota, lies within the Padre Island National Seashore. Priscilla Dailey. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. The remains of this wooden schooner are on the shore of Shooter's Island in New York Harbor. Stone #5. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. This vessel, which wrecked in 1554 when part of a treasure flota, lies within the Padre Island National Seashore. Lieut. Defence. H.M.S. locally significant. Built in 1880 and wrecked in 1898. Stone #4. As time passed, more than 30 salvage attempts met with much publicity and great failure. Kamloops. the respective States in or on whose submerged lands the shipwrecks Steam Crane Barge #1. The wreck is located 27 miles downstream from Wilmington near Fort Caswell at the mouth of the Cape Fear River and is the first Civil War-era vessel discovered in the area in decades. North Carolina diving isn't limited to shipwrecks, however. Privately owned. Minerva. Web: Contact Form Aster. Listed in the National Register as nationally significant. Facing a snowstorm, Captain James Staples made for the capes. Owned by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. The hulk of this wooden schooner lies on the shore of the Guemes Channel in Puget Sound near Anacortes. The remains of this wooden barge are buried on the shore of the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. Listed in the National Register as part of an archeological district, this wreck is nationally significant. Built in 1863 and sunk in 1864. The scattered remains of this wooden Union Navy frigate are buried in 40 feet of water in the James River off Pier C at Newport News. Owned by the State of South Carolina, Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. The intact vessel lies in the U.S.S. Owned by the British Government. Shipwrecks in the National Register of Historic Places" is a compilation of shipwrecks and hulks that were listed or determined eligible for the National Register as of December 4, 1990, when the "Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines" were published in the Federal Register (55 FR 50116). H.M.S. Sealake Products Mid-Atlantic Shipwreck Charts. Determined eligible for the National Register as nationally significant. Built in Delaware in 1883, the schooner Nathaniel Lank had an eight-year career based out of Wilmington, Delaware. The scattered remains of this wooden hulled schooner, built in 1876, are intermingled with the remains of King Philip and are buried in 5 feet of water on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Owned by the British Government. Owned by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. Listed in the National Register as U.S.S. This steel hulled passenger steamship was built in 1923. Louisiana. Owned by the State of Texas, Texas Antiquities Committee. Owned by the U.S. Government, National Park Service. The ship was reportedly carrying a great treasure when it sank in May 1798. Our files contain artificial and natural reefs, buoys, ledges, rocks, shipwrecks, and many other types of structures that hold fish, in a 100 miles radius of Wilmington. American bulk carrier; broke apart and sank. Owned by the U.S. Government, Department of the Navy. Legare Anchorage Shipwreck. 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