From the Metro West Dive Club site.
The New Hampshire was being towed by the tug Perth Amboy and five days out of New York City when it sank for the second time.
The first time it sank was May 23, 1921, in the Hudson River while tied up at 96th Pier in NYC. Oil from a leaking Standard Oil Co. pipe had pooled around the hulk and it was ignited by a passing captain's gig.
Not only was the New Hampshire destroyed, but also a 3-story naval office, storehouse and the captain's gig.
Low water pressure hampered efforts to extinguish the fire, but the crew managed to flood the ship's magazines and avoid a disasterous explosion. The hull settled into the mud.
In August 1921, the hull was sold at auction for $5,000. Along with wood and fittings, the ship's hull was sheathed in 100 tons of copper.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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Showing posts with label USS New Hampshire. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The Wreck of the USS New Hampshire/Granite State-- Part 2
From Wreckhunter.
The ship was lost July 26, 1922, on the east side of Graves Island by Manchester, Massachusetts. The hull is very broken up and now lies mostly buried in the sand. It was too bad that this ship was not properly cared for and as a result lost as there are no surviving United States ships-of-the-line.
They Were Very Impressive Tall Ships. --Brock-Perry
The ship was lost July 26, 1922, on the east side of Graves Island by Manchester, Massachusetts. The hull is very broken up and now lies mostly buried in the sand. It was too bad that this ship was not properly cared for and as a result lost as there are no surviving United States ships-of-the-line.
They Were Very Impressive Tall Ships. --Brock-Perry
Monday, January 13, 2014
The Wreck of the USS New Hampshire/Granite State-- Part 1
In the earlier entry today, I mentioned that the USS New Hampshire/Granite State caught fire and sank in 1921. I did a follow up on it, and even though it had nothing to do with the War of 1812, I will write about it in this blog as a follow up.
From the Shipwreck Expo site.
The New Hampshire was 208-feet long, 51-foot beam and weighed 2633 tons.
In May 1921, the ship caught fire and burned into a smouldering hulk and sank in New York City. In August, the charred hull was sold for scrap. In July 1922, the hull was raised and taken in tow to Eastport, Maine. While being towed, another fire started..
The tug rescued the two men aboard, but the fire finished off the old ship which drifted onto shoals at Graves Island, Massachusetts.
Its remains are scattered in 10-40 feet of water. Divers can find copper spikes that were hand-wrought ay Paul Revere's factory. The "US" stamped on their shanks indicate approval of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships.
--Sad End to a Grand Old Ship. --Brock-Perry
From the Shipwreck Expo site.
The New Hampshire was 208-feet long, 51-foot beam and weighed 2633 tons.
In May 1921, the ship caught fire and burned into a smouldering hulk and sank in New York City. In August, the charred hull was sold for scrap. In July 1922, the hull was raised and taken in tow to Eastport, Maine. While being towed, another fire started..
The tug rescued the two men aboard, but the fire finished off the old ship which drifted onto shoals at Graves Island, Massachusetts.
Its remains are scattered in 10-40 feet of water. Divers can find copper spikes that were hand-wrought ay Paul Revere's factory. The "US" stamped on their shanks indicate approval of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships.
--Sad End to a Grand Old Ship. --Brock-Perry
US Ships-of-the-Line-- Part 7: USS Vermont and New Hampshire
The USS VERMONT was ordered 29 April 1816 and launched in 1848 but not commissioned until 1862. It was not struck from Navy lists until 1901. After launching in 1848, it remained in ordinary in Boston Navy Yard until the Civil War when it was needed as a storage and receiving ship for the South Atlantic Blockading Fleet (SABS) based in Port Royal, S.C..
It was later also used as an ordnance and hospital ship.
In 1864, the Vermont was replaced by her sister ship, the USS New Hampshire. After that, it remained in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for 37 years.
USS NEW HAMPSHIRE-- Originally to be named the Alabama, it was launched in 1819 but not commissioned until 1864. In 1864, it replaced the USS Vermont at Port Royal, SC, and became a receiving ship for the SABS.
During the 1880s, it was used as training ship at the USNA and later became the receiving ship at New London, Connecticut 1891-1892.
After that, it became the training ship of the New York Naval Militia where an estimated 1,000 officers and men learned seamanship who fought in the Spanish-American War.
It was renamed the Granite State in 1904, to free up the name for the battleship New Hampshire (BB-25). After that, it was stationed in the Hudson River and provided training for naval personnel who fought in World War I. In 1921, it caught fire and sank.
--Brock-Perry
It was later also used as an ordnance and hospital ship.
In 1864, the Vermont was replaced by her sister ship, the USS New Hampshire. After that, it remained in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for 37 years.
USS NEW HAMPSHIRE-- Originally to be named the Alabama, it was launched in 1819 but not commissioned until 1864. In 1864, it replaced the USS Vermont at Port Royal, SC, and became a receiving ship for the SABS.
During the 1880s, it was used as training ship at the USNA and later became the receiving ship at New London, Connecticut 1891-1892.
After that, it became the training ship of the New York Naval Militia where an estimated 1,000 officers and men learned seamanship who fought in the Spanish-American War.
It was renamed the Granite State in 1904, to free up the name for the battleship New Hampshire (BB-25). After that, it was stationed in the Hudson River and provided training for naval personnel who fought in World War I. In 1921, it caught fire and sank.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
United States Ships-of-the-Line-- Part 4: The Ships and Classes
From Wikipedia "Lists of Ships of the Line in the United States Navy."
CONTINENTAL NAVY: USS America, given to France in 1782. There were three others. One was abandoned when the British captured Philadelphia in 1777 and the two others canceled and never named.
UNITED STATES NAVY:
COLUMBUS-CLASS. There were to be six in the class, but all were cancelled in 1800.
INDEPENDENCE-CLASS: Independence, Washington, Franklin and Columbus.
CHIPPEWA-CLASS: Chippewa, New Orleans and Pennsylvania (1837-1861). (The Pennsylvania was the first state-named ship-of-the-line, a tradition that continued with battleships and today, some of our submarines.)
DELAWARE-CLASS: Delaware (1820-1861), Vermont (1848-1901), New Hampshire (1864-1921), Virginia (laid-down, never launched), New York (laid-down 1820, burnt on ways 1861), Ohio (1820-1861), North Carolina (1820-1866)
Unnamed Class: 4 authorized in 1832 and never built.
The Ships-of-the-Line. --Brock-Perry
CONTINENTAL NAVY: USS America, given to France in 1782. There were three others. One was abandoned when the British captured Philadelphia in 1777 and the two others canceled and never named.
UNITED STATES NAVY:
COLUMBUS-CLASS. There were to be six in the class, but all were cancelled in 1800.
INDEPENDENCE-CLASS: Independence, Washington, Franklin and Columbus.
CHIPPEWA-CLASS: Chippewa, New Orleans and Pennsylvania (1837-1861). (The Pennsylvania was the first state-named ship-of-the-line, a tradition that continued with battleships and today, some of our submarines.)
DELAWARE-CLASS: Delaware (1820-1861), Vermont (1848-1901), New Hampshire (1864-1921), Virginia (laid-down, never launched), New York (laid-down 1820, burnt on ways 1861), Ohio (1820-1861), North Carolina (1820-1866)
Unnamed Class: 4 authorized in 1832 and never built.
The Ships-of-the-Line. --Brock-Perry
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