Lemuel Burrows Wreck

General Comments

NM13/42--03/20/42, USN; ON MARCH 18, 1942 A LIGHTED GONG BUOY, PAINTED IN RED AND BLACK HORIZONTAL BANDS AND SHOWING AN INTERRUPTED QUICK FLASHING RED LIGHT, QUICK FLASHES FOR 4 SECONDS, ECLIPSE 4 SECONDS OF 120 CANDLE POWER, 16 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 72 FEET OF WATER ABOUT 7¼ MILES 139° FROM THE HOTEL, BRIGANTINE BEACH, TO MARK A WRECK. THE WRECK LIES ABOUT 400 FEET NORTHWESTWARD OF THE BUOY. APPROXIMATE POSITION LAT 39/18/25.00N, LONG 074/16/03.00W (NAD 27). NM51/43--USN; THE WRECK IN APPROXIMATELY LAT 39/18/24.00N, LONG 074/16/03.00W (NAD 27) HAS BEEN REPORTED DISPERSED TO A DEPTH OF 36 FEET. F00094/50--07/21/50; THIS WRECK IS LOCATED IN LAT 39/18/12.00N, LONG 074/15/54.00 (NAD 27) IN GENERAL DEPTHS OF ABOUT 71 FEET. A FATHOMETER SOUNDING OF 41 FEET WAS OBTAINED ON THE WRECK. A WIRE DRAG SET AT AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 42 FEET HUNG THE WRECK. A WIRE DRAG SET AT AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 40 FEET CLEARED THE WRECK. (UPDATED BY PSH, 01/02) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.332; CARGO, 7610 GT; SUNK 3/23/42 BY MARINE, LOCATED 1950 (SOURCE UNK) POSITION ACCURACY 1 MILE; WD CLEAR TO 39 FT (POSSIBLY 1950) REPORTED DEMOLISHED (SOURCE UNK) 178 ANTHONY VRAIM, DIVER, OBSERVED LORAN-C 9960-X-26931.10, 9960-Y-42993.0, POS.39-18-15.67N, 74-15-56.21W. NAME; LEMUEL BURROUGHS. 27 NO.232; 4787 NT, SUNK 3/23/42. CLEARED TO LD OF 36 FT. 200 EDWARD E. SUAREZ, DIVER REFERRED TO AS COLLIER WK., OBSERVED LORAN-C LOCATED IN 90FT DEPTHS. **** LORAN-C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, CT. POLICE DEPT. TEL. NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-X 26928.2, 9960-Y42991.1. (ENTERED MSM 6/89)