| |
|
Capt.
Dan Berg's Wreck Valley Collection |
| |
|
|
| |
|
TONAWANDA Key Largo
The Tonawanda was built in 1863 by William Cramp and Sons in
Philadelphia. Before being completed, she was purchased by the Union
Navy on June 27, 1863, and converted to the Union Steamer Arkansas.
She was 191 feet long, had a 35 foot beam and displaced 752 tons.
The Arkansas was barkentine rigged and was pushed by a single screw
vertical low pressure engine to a top speed of 15 knots. Her
armament consisted of four 32-pound, one 20-pound, and one 12-pound
muzzling loading rifles. She was commissioned on September 5, 1863,
with Lieutenant D. Cate in command. The Arkansas served as a tug and
transport in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, and she was even
credited as capturing one prize, the Watchful, on September 27,
1864. She was decommissioned on June 30, 1865, and sold on July 20
of the same year.
On August 1, 1865, she was re-documented Tonawanda. On May 28, 1866,
the propeller steamer Tonawanda stranded on Grecian Shoals. This
wreck's name is commonly misspelled Towanda and is one of the four
wrecks sunk within The Elbow, a reef structure that juts out into
the Gulfstream. From the early sailing days, this reef has claimed
many ships. Along with the Tonawanda, divers will find the
City Of
Washington and Civil War Wreck in the same area.
Basic shipwreck
information and images for this section of this site was taken with
permission from the book Florida Shipwrecks by Daniel Berg. You are
invited to submit your shipwreck related articles, images and
information. As long as the text, photographs, sketches etc are of
professional quality we will showcase them. Full credit will be
provided and a same page link to your web site can be arranged.
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
Sponsored by: |
|
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
The Waterfront
Expo
The complete
regional guide to waterfront real estate, vacation rentals
and water sport activities. |
|
Powerboat Expo
Find a
complete source of information on pontoon boats, houseboats,
fishing boats, speed boats, yachts, outboard engines, marine
electronics and much more. |
|
Bikinexpo.com
A complete
selection of designer swimsuits, bikinis, tankinis and one
piece swimwear. |
|
Watersport Expo
A complete
assortment of water sports activities and equipment ranging
from whitewater rafting and kayaks to water skiing. |
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
All
photographs, sketches, images and text |
|
Copyright
Capt. Dan Berg / Aqua Explorers Inc |
|
2745
Cheshire Dr
Baldwin NY 11510
E-Mail Wreckvalle@aol.com |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
Shipwreck Chart Art
Shipwrecks
New York/ New Jersey
New England
North Carolina
South Carolina
Delaware/Maryland
Virginia
Great
Lakes
Florida
Shipwrecks
Florida Keys
Florida East Coast
Florida West Coast
Caribbean Shipwrecks
Bahamas
Shipwrecks
Bermuda
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Grenada
Truk
Lagoon
How To Guide to
Shipwreck
Diving
Scuba
Equipment
Bikini guide
Water Sport Guide
Link Exchange
|
