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Exminster as Saugus

Exminster as Saugus
(Author's collection)		  

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Shipwreck Data
Vessel Name Exminster
Other Names Built as Saugus
Vessel Type Freighter
Owner  
Length / Beam / Draft (feet) 380' / 54' /
Tonnage 7,500 DWT
Hull Construction Steel
Propulsion Oil / Screw
Cargo  
Built Built as Saugus - 1919 at Philadelphia, PA (America International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island shipyard)
Date of Loss April 19, 1942
Reason for Loss Sank in collision with steamer Algic. The Algic did not sink.
Fatalities None
Location Cape Cod Bay, MA - off entrance to Cape Cod Canal - 1mile NE of the Scusset Beach Breakwater
Coordinates (Lat/Lon)  
Coordinates (Loran C)  
Water Depth (feet) 50'
Typical Visibility (feet)  
Wreck Condition  
Diving Considerations  
Other Information Soon after sinking, the Exminster was raised and towed to New York (per Brad Luther's Ten Years at Ten Fathoms). The vessel was scrapped in 1946.
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