Shipwreck · Nags Head, North Carolina
LCU 1468
A 115 ft landing craft, sunk as part of artificial reef AR-145 in 1987. She came from the Army Reserve's 824th Transportation Company.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, landing craft |
|---|---|
| Sunk as a reef | 12 January 1987 |
| Seabed depth | 20.1 m (66 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 35.9011°N, 75.3972°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From Bodie Island Lighthouse | 18 km (11 mi), bearing 58° 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, 18 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 · 120 m
- Advance IIShipwreck · 20.1 m · 136 m
- HU-25 FalconsShipwreck · 20.1 m · 277 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.