Shipwreck · Cape May, New Jersey
SS Atlantus
One of the experimental concrete ships built for the United States in World War I, launched in 1918 at Brunswick, Georgia. Laid up after brief service and stripped of her engines, she was brought to Cape May in 1926 for a planned ferry landing, but a storm tore her loose and she grounded off Sunset Beach. The broken hull lies just offshore, seen from the beach at Cape May Point, with more of it showing at low tide. Don’t try to swim or wade out to it: the currents are strong.
Open in the viewer from Sunset Beach, Cape May Point →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, concrete cargo steamship |
|---|---|
| Lost | 1926 |
| Built | 1918 |
| Position | 38.9441°N, 74.9722°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| From Sunset Beach, Cape May Point | 214 m (702 ft), bearing 284° WNW |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5NJ1BA; Wikipedia; Cape May Magazine |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Sunset Beach, Cape May Point, 214 m (702 ft) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
Further reading: SS Atlantus on Wikipedia.
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Nearby
- Cape May LighthouseLighthouse · 1.6 km
- Brandywine Shoal LighthouseLighthouse · 13 km
- Hereford Inlet LighthouseLighthouse · 17 km
- East Point LighthouseLighthouse · 28 km
- Miah Maull Shoal LighthouseLighthouse · 29 km
- Ship John Shoal LighthouseLighthouse · 53 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.