Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
USA /
Virginia /
Quantico /
World
/ USA
/ Virginia
/ Quantico
World / United States / Virginia
water, bay, ship, shipwreck, historical layer / disappeared object
This is what remains of over ~150 wooden steamers that were built during World War I. These ships were built entirely of wood in an effort to replace cargo ships lost to the German U-boats. They were in a sense the "Liberty Ships" of WW I. However, this is not the success story of the WW II "Liberty Ships". These wooden vessels were made from the wrong lumber, they leaked, and were delivered after the war's end. They were burnt to the waterline, salvaged of all metal and left in Mallows Bay to rot.
More Info:
www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/winter2001/ghostshi...
More Info:
www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/winter2001/ghostshi...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallows_Bay
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°28'16"N 77°16'7"W
- Delaware Bay 183 km
- Raritan Bay 346 km
- Sandy Hook Bay 354 km
- Lower New York Bay 358 km
- Newark Bay 364 km
- Upper New York Bay 368 km
- Upper Bay 369 km
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 376 km
- Onslow Bay 425 km
- Great Peconic Bay 491 km
- Marine Corps Base, Quantico, OCS 6.7 km
- Cherry Hill, Virginia 11 km
- Prince William Forest Park 16 km
- Marine Corps Base Quantico 17 km
- Stafford County, Virginia 18 km
- King George County, Virginia 24 km
- Charles County, Maryland 24 km
- Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) 26 km
- Prince William County, Virginia 33 km
- Westmoreland County, Virginia 57 km
Marine Corps Base, Quantico, OCS
Cherry Hill, Virginia
Prince William Forest Park
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Stafford County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia
Charles County, Maryland
Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)
Prince William County, Virginia
Westmoreland County, Virginia
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