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See SS Opua Shipwreck, Tora, New Zealand
The "Tora shipwreck" refers to the SS Opua, which was wrecked at Tora Inlet, New Zealand, on October 2, 1926. The steamer was traveling from Gisborne to Wellington when it ran aground. The rusted remains of the ship are still visible and have become a landmark on the rugged Wairarapa coast, often included as a point of interest on the Tora Coastal Walk. -
See SS Palo Alto, Aptos, California
SS Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of World War I. Completed too late to see war service, she was mothballed until 1929, when she was intentionally grounded off a Northern California beach, becoming part of a pleasure pier entertainment complex.Palo Altowas damaged by the sea, leading her to be stripped and used only as a fishing pier. Subse... -
See SS Piratiny Shipwreck, South Africa
The SS Piratiny, built in 1921, is a 5000 ton Brazilian Steamship driven against the rocks by the forceful winds on May 12th, 1943. It was headed for Cape Town with a cargo of shoes, clothing, rolls of material and tinned sardines, when its engine spluttered and failed. All that remains of the SS Piratiny is a rusted shell and fragments of old leather shoes in amongst... -
See SS Point Reyes Shipwreck, Tomales Bay, California
The SS Point Reyes was left to rot off a Inverness sandbard in Tomales Bay, California. Also know as the Tomales Bay Shipwreck, Point Reyes Shipwreck or Inverness Shipwreck. There is a small sign and trail that leads to the picturesque wreck. Unfortunately it has deteriorated (by nature and vandals) a good amount. But it's still worth a visit. -
Wreck Dive SS President Coolidge, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
The Coolidge was a luxury liner converted to use as troop ship by the US, and sank in 1942 when she ran into mines. Divers can swim through numerous holds and decks (earthquakes have collapsed sections). There are guns, cannons, Jeeps, helmets, trucks and personal supplies, a beautiful statue of "The Lady" (a porcelain relief of a lady riding a unicorn) chandeliers, a... -
Wreck Dive SS Quartette, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
On December 21, 1952, the SS Quartette, a 422-foot-long (129 m) Liberty ship weighing 7,198 tons, struck the eastern reef of the atoll at a speed of 10.5 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph). The ship was driven further onto the reef by rough waves and 35 mph (56 km/h) winds, which collapsed the forward bow and damaged two forward holds. The crew was evacuated by the SS Frontenac Vic... -
See SS Richard Montgomery, Thames Estuary, England
is an American Liberty ship built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish soldier and officer. Montgomery originally served in the British Army and fought in North America during the French and Indian War, and in Pontiac's War. Montgomery served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was killed at t... -
Wreck Dive SS Sapona, Bimini Island, Bahamas
SS Sapona was a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926. The wreck of the ship is easily visible above the water, and is both a navigational landmark for boaters and a popular dive site. Sapona was built by the Liberty Ship Building Company of Wilmington, North Carolina as part of a fleet of concrete ships authorized by Wo... -
See SS Selma, Galveston Island, Texas
was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed. SSSelmais the only permanent, and prominent, wreck along the Houston Ship Channel. It lies approximately one mile north of Galveston Island. Steel shortages during World War I led ... -
Wreck Dive SS Stavronikita, Barbados
Barbados has one of the Caribbean's pre-eminent shipwrecks, the SS Stavronikita. The island's signature wreck is a 365-foot Greek freighter sitting in 70 to 140 feet of water. The freighter was deliberately sunk to form an artificial reef, this wreck is now home to numerous fish and corals. -
Wreck Dive SS Thistlegorm, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt
In the early fifties Jacques-Yves Cousteau discovered her by using information from local fishermen. He raised several items from the wreck, including a motorcycle, the Captain’s safe, and the ship’s bell. The February 1956 edition of National Geographicclearly shows the ship’s bell in place and Cousteau's divers in the ship’s Lantern Room. Cou... -
Visit SS Thomas T. Tucker Shipwreck, Cape Point, South Africa
The SS Thomas T. Tucker (Hull Number 269) was a Liberty ship built by The Houston Shipbuilding Corporation for service as a troop and weapons carrier. Liberty ships were named after prominent (deceased) Americans, starting with Patrick Henry and the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She was named after Thomas Tudor Tucker, an American physician and politicia... -
Wreck Dive SS Yongala, Queensland, Australia
The most intact wreck in Australia, the Yongala sits in that diving haven: the Great Barrier Reef. The passenger ship sank off Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, Australia on 23 March 1911. En route from Melbourne to Cairns she steamed into a cyclone and sank south of Townsville. Traces of the ship were found days later as cargo and pieces of wreckage washed ashore at th... -
See Star of Hope Wreck, Ainsdale Beach, Southport, England
See the Star of Hope Wreck at low tide along Ainsdale Beach, Southport, England. -
See Staten Island Ship Graveyard, Staten Island, New York City
The Staten Island boat graveyard is a marine scrapyard located in the Arthur Kill in Rossville, near the Fresh Kills Landfill, on the West Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is known by many other names including the Witte Marine Scrap Yard, the Arthur Kill Boat Yard, and the Tugboat Graveyard. Its official name as of 2014 is the Donjon Iron and Metal Scrap Pro...
