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general
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nationality:
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american
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purpose:
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transport
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type of wreck:
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cargo
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propulsion:
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steamer
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date built:
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1916
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prev. names:
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[1] Sekstant
[2] Nordstrand
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is nickname:
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no
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details wreck
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weight (tons):
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2468
grt
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dimensions (m):
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77,2x13,3x7,7
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engine:
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triple expansion engine
An animation of a simplified triple-expansion engine.
High-pressure steam (red) enters from the boiler and passes through the engine, exhausting as low-pressure steam (blue) to the condenser.
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power:
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284
n.h.p.
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speed:
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8.5
knots
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about the loss
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cause lost:
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collision
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date lost:
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16/06/1944 [dd/mm/yyyy]
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casualties:
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0
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about people
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builder:
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Great Lakes Engineering Works, Michigan
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owner:
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M. & J. Tracy
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captain:
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about the wreck
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depth (m):
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orientation:
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protected:
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wargrave:
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references
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reference(s):
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Lloyd´s of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping
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updates
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entered by:
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Lettens Jan
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entered:
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02/02/2008
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last update:
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Allen Tony
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last update:
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09/01/2010
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The Wreck today
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Lettens Jan18/02/2008| NOAA DATA | | Rec. No.: | 691 | | Lat Dec.: | 39,8878944444444 | | Long Dec.: | 73,9779083333333 | | Lat 83: | 39/53/16.42 | | Long 83: | 073/58/40.47 | | Quality: | Poor | | Nativ Lat: | 39/53/16.00 | | Nativ Lon: | 073/58/42.00 | | Nat.Datum: | North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27) | | Chart No.: | 12323 | | Area: | [C] Sandy Hook to Cape May | | Cart. code: | [cart.100]  submerged wreck, dangerous to navigation | | Quadrant: | 2 | | Reference: | [ref.11] Shipwrecks, Skindivers and Sunken Gold. Dave Horner, Dodd, Mead and Co., NY, 1965.
[ref.20] Guide to Sunken Ships in American Waters. A., A.L. Lonsdale and H.R. Kaplan, Compass Publications, 1964. (out of print) |
HISTORY:
F00097/50 -- CS-326; FATH SDN OF 51FT. WD MIN HANG OF 49FT AND CLEARENCE TO 47.5FT IN LAT 39-53-16, LONG. 73-58-42.
DESCRIPTION
27 NO.808; CARGO, 1509 NT, SUNK 6/17/44.
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Pictures
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| | | | Racey Carl08/01/2010Lloyd's Shipping RegisterThis picture is being displayed, because Lloyd´s of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping is a reference to the wreck's data.
The name ´Lloyd´ derives from Edward Lloyd, the ´coffee man´, as he called himself, who operated a coffee house in London, originally in Tower Street, then, from just after Christmas 1691, in Lombard Street. | | | | | | | | | |
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History
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Vleggeert Nico19/07/2008On June 17, 1944, the Maurice Tracy was en route from Portland, Maine, to Norfolk, Virginia, with a cargo of coal, when she was rammed by the liberty ship, Jesse Billingsley. The Tracy's crew were all rescued from the slow sinking vessel by the sub chaser,SC-412, which along with the SC-1355 had been escorting the Jesse Billingsley.
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