S.S. Atlantus

S.S. Atlantus (HMN4T)

Location: West Cape May, NJ 08204 Cape May County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.669', W 74° 58.201'

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Remains of experimental concrete ship. One of twelve built during World War 1. Proven impractical after several Trans-Atlantic trips because of weight.

In 1926, the Atlantus was purchased by Colonel Jesse Rosenfeld to be used as a ferry dock in Cape May, New Jersey for a proposed ferry between Cape May and Cape Henlopen, DE. On June 8th, a storm hit and the ship broke free of her moorings and ran aground 150 feet off the coast of Sunset Beach. Several attempts were made to free the ship, but none were successful.
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 10:17am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 502598 N 4310616
Decimal Degrees38.94448333, -74.97001667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.669', W 74° 58.201'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 40.14" N, 74° 58' 12.06" W
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Area Code(s)609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 507 Sunset Blvd, West Cape May NJ 08204, US
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