Shipwreck · Nags Head, North Carolina
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A 185 ft Navy patrol craft escort, sunk as part of artificial reef AR-145 in 1994. Launched in 1943, she escorted ships and hunted submarines in the Philippines until V-J Day, later served as a naval district training ship, and passed to Cape Fear Technical Institute in Wilmington in 1964.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, Navy patrol craft escort |
|---|---|
| Sunk as a reef | 1 June 1994 |
| Seabed depth | 20.1 m (66 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 35.8999°N, 75.3976°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From Bodie Island Lighthouse | 17 km (11 mi), bearing 59° ENE |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide; NC DMF Sunken Vessel History |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Bodie Island Lighthouse, 17 km (11 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- AR-145 artificial reefReef · 20.1 m · 56 m
- LCU 1468Shipwreck · 20.1 m · 136 m
- HU-25 FalconsShipwreck · 20.1 m · 181 m
- U-85Shipwreck · 30.5 m · 10 km
- AR-140 artificial reefReef · 20.1 m · 13 km
- Bodie Island ShoalsShoal · 4 m · 14 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.