Uss New Jersey Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Uss new jersey Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
35 1.931 N,75 17.426 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Reported Year | 1923 |
| Name | USS NEW JERSEY |
| Date Sunk | Jan 1, 1923 |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
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35 1.931 N,75 17.426 W
Uss New Jersey on Wreck Map
Uss New Jersey Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
American Battleship of WWI vintage sunk during Billy Mitchell's aerial bombing experiments in 1923. Work on these wrecks would support ONMS efforts at expanding the Monitor NMS. Dimensions and links to wikipedia articles are provided below. Not sure about water depth but suspect its in the 100-200 meter range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Jersey_%28BB-16%29 USS New Jersey: length 435' x beam 76' x draft 24' (Entered on 6/1/11 by RSM). D00158, M-H917-FH-11; Uncharted wreck, USS NEW JERSEY, found by 100% MBES coverage, least depth of 88 m in position 35 01 54.1 / 075 17 21.9 (PTT 3/1/2013)