Yankee Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Yankee Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
41 32.514 N,70 52.747 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 11.19 m |
| Name | YANKEE |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
41 32.514 N,70 52.747 W
Yankee on Wreck Map
Yankee Wreck on Google Map
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- Unknown Wreck 105937 743.2 M
- Unknown Wreck 105930 963 M
- Heckler Wreck 977.5 M
- Unknown Wreck 105939 3599 M
- Unknown Wreck 117531 3609.2 M
- Unknown Wreck 105933 3944.2 M
- Sherwood Wreck 3945.2 M
- Marauder Wreck 6380.1 M
General Comments
SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH AROUND THE LORAN COORDINATES RATHER THAN GP. LORAN ì RATES WERE PLOTTED ON CHART, GP'S SUBSEQUENTLY SCALED, IN LAT ì 41-32-21N, LONG 70-52-53W(NAD 83). MAKE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. HISTORY H9628/76--UNREVIEWED; 41-44FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY. ì (UPDATED 1/92 RWD) H10530/94--RU; USS YANKEE (BOW SUBM 36.7FT AT MLLW) PNEUMATIC ì DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH, BOW SECTION APPROX 55FT LONG AND SCATTERED DEBRIS ì REMAIN FROM THIS ì DYNAMITED VESSEL. POSITION GIVEN IN LAT 41-32-30.82N, LONG ì 70-52-44.82W(NAD83). (UPDATED 8/95 RWD)= DESCRIPTION 206 WRECK IDENTIFIED AS THE USS YANKEE; RAN AGROUND ON HENS ì AND CHICKENS REEF IN A DENSE FOG ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1908; GOVERNMENT ì UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GET HER OFF THE LEDGE BY TRYING TO PATCH ì THE HOLES IN HER HULL WITH 1000 BAGS OF CEMENT; AFTER THREE ì MONTHS OF WORK A CONTRACTOR SUCCEEDED REFLOATING THE YANKEE AFTER ì REMOVING THE CEMENT AND INSTALLING AIR COMPRESSORS; ON THE WAY ì BACK TO NEW BEDFORD, A TOW LINE BROKE AND HEAVY SEAS CAUSED ONE ì OF THE WEAKENED PARTS OF THE HULL TO GIVE WAY RESULTING IN THE ì SHIP TAKING ON WATER; SHE SETTLED INTO 40 FT. OF WATER; SALVAGERS ì REMOVED WHAT THEY COULD, BUT IN 1920 DYNAMITE CHARGES WERE ì PLANTED TO BLOW UP THE HULL, SCATTERING WRECKAGE ABOUT THE AREA; ì LIES IN 40 FT. OF WATER SOUTH OF PHINNEY ROCK. (ENTERED MSM 3/89) ì (REVISED 1/92 RWD) 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-W 14205.5, ì 9960-Y 43976.0. (ENTERED MSM 3/89)