Shipwreck · Cape Lookout, North Carolina
Papoose
A tanker torpedoed by U-124 off Cape Lookout on 18 March 1942, one of three ships the same submarine sank within a day. For decades divers and charts have had this wreck and the W.E. Hutton, sunk in the same attack, the wrong way round, and the hull charted here as Papoose is now generally believed to be the Hutton. Whichever name is right, it is one of the most-dived wrecks in the state, lying in about 120 ft (37 m).
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, tanker |
|---|---|
| Lost | 18 March 1942 |
| Charted depth | 25.6 m (84 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.1435°N, 76.6523°W |
| From Cape Lookout Point | 51 km (32 mi), bearing 193° SSW |
| Source | NOAA ENC US3NC1AD; Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Lookout Point, 51 km (32 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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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.