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 Black Diamond
Type of vessel: Schooner
Date sunk: Depth: 90 ft
Average Vis: 20 ft
Boat ride: 90 min
Comments:
Black Point
    
Type of vessel: Collier
Date Built: 1918
Dimensions: 368' x 55' x 30'
Date sunk: May 5, 1945
Cause of Sinking: Torpedoed by U-853
Depth: 90 ft
Average Vis: 15 ft
Boat ride: 2 hrs
Comments: The Black Point has the dubious distinction of being the last ship sunk by a U-Boat in American waters in WWII. On May 5th the U-853 torpedoed her and blew about 40 ft of her stern clean off. It is in two peices about a quarter of a mile apart. The bow section is still partially intact providing the best dive of the two.
Cape Fear
Type of vessel: Concrete Hulled Freighter
Date Built: 1919
Dimensions: 266' x 46' x 24'
Date sunk: October 29, 1920
Cause of Sinking: Collision with SS City of Atlanta
Depth: 160 ft
Average Vis: 15 - 20 ft
Boat ride: ?
Comments: When the visibility is good, it can exceed twenty feet - There are winches and a spare anchor on the bow, and an auxiliary steering station on the stern.
Cornfield Lightship
Type of Vessel: Light Vessel Station No. 51
Date Built: 1892
Dimensions: 118' x 26' x 19'
Date Sunk: April 24, 1919
Cause of Sinking: Collision with barge Socony No. 58
Depth: 195'
Average Vis: 10'
Boat ride:
Comments: On April 24, 1919, Relief Light Vessel No. 51 stationed on Cornfield Point Light Vessel Station, Connecticut, collided with and sunk at its moorings by a Standard Oil Co. Barge No. 58 in tow of the company's tug Standard . The force of the collision was so great as to crush into fragments the light vessel's power boat, resting on its cradles in the port gangway amidship. The ship went down in eight minutes. No lives were lost on the ship. They were picked up by the tug Standard and taken ashore. All of the personal effects of the officers and crew were lost. The light vessel was built of iron in 1892. This dive location is protected and strict rules apply to the diving at this site. This dive site is only available for special charters (including research and selected recreational divers).
Crane Barge
Type of vessel: Barge
Date sunk:
Depth: 130 ft
Average Vis:
Boat ride:
Comments:
Coimbra
Type of vessel: Tanker
Date sunk: Jan 15, 1942
Depth: 185 ft
Average Vis:
Boat ride:
Comments: On 3am January 15, 19
42 the Coimbra was sunk by the U-123 with a torpedo hit amidships. Her cargo, barrels of fuel oil, burst into flames and then exploded. Another series of explosions broke the Coimbra into three sections before she sunk. The Coimbra was the second ship sunk by U-boat on the eastern seaboard. Today she still lies in three pieces with some oil still leaking from her. The hull can be reached at about 165 ft with the sand at 185 to 190 ft.
Dixon
 
Type of vessel: Motor Barge
Date sunk:
Depth: 150 ft
Average Vis: 45 ft
Boat ride: 2 hrs 15 min
Comments:
Essex
 
Type of vessel: Freighter
Date sunk: Sep 25, 1941
Depth: 30 ft
Average Vis: 30 ft
Boat ride: 2 hrs
Comments:
Grecian
 
Type of vessel: Freighter
Date sunk: May 27, 1932
Depth: 100 ft Average
Vis: 32 ft
Boat ride: 2 hrs
Comments: This wreck offers the best repeatable visibility of all the wrecks we visit. Great for underwater video or photography. Artifacts that can be found around the site include brass padlocks with the keys. Marine life can be anything from sharks, sturgeon, molas and huge Goosefish.
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