Shipwreck · Cape Fear, North Carolina
City Of Houston
A passenger and cargo steamer that foundered in a gale off Frying Pan Shoals in October 1878 on passage from New York to Galveston; everyone aboard got away in the boats. Rediscovered by divers a century later, she is one of the better-known wrecks off Cape Fear, with her machinery and cargo still spread across the bottom.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, passenger steamer |
|---|---|
| Lost | October 1878 |
| Charted depth | 20.3 m (67 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 33.4052°N, 77.7122°W |
| From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island | 54 km (34 mi), bearing 154° SSE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US3SC1CD; Curated (SC DNR / NC DMF / dive references) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island, 54 km (34 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Frying Pan Shoals Light TowerLighthouse · 40 m · 15 km
- Capt. Greg MicKeyShipwreck · 19.2 m · 15 km
- AR-400 artificial reefReef · 19.2 m · 15 km
- Yds 68 USSShipwreck · 21.8 m · 17 km
- Frying Pan ShoalsShoal · 10 m · 18 km
- George WeemsShipwreck · 10 m · 22 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.