Sunken Boat (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

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  daltong035yahoo.com (guest)daltong035yahoo.com (guest)

  Does anyone know anything about the history of this ship, or how it ended up in Fayetteville?

  13 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  wolverine51wolverine51

  Back sometime ago, right after WWII, a man who used to own a Pepsi Cola plant in Fayetteville, or somewhere near Fayetteville, bought a surpluses WWII US Naval submarine destroyer. He wanted to use it as a for his business, neither as a landing or a museum piece. While towing up it stream in the Cape Fear River, the ship had runned a ground and subsequently got stuck in the mud. They attempted to move it, but the ship was too damn big and heavy, it wouldn't budge an inch. So, they decide to scrap what salvageable metal they could get from it, and just leave it in place. Here's something else describing what the ship was, and how it ended up along the banks of the Cape Fear: In the years prior to World War II, Breece’s Landing – established along the banks of the Cape River near the former the Campbellton – was the social center of the city of Fayetteville. This ship that still sits somewhere between the Grove Street Bridge and the Cape Fear River Bridge was: Patrol Craft 1084, a US Naval ship which saw active service during World War II. Stripped of its guns and sold as surplus after the war, it was purchased to serve as a floating dock for Breece’s Landing.

  12 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  Robert Rooster KitchenRobert Rooster Kitchen

  Yes sir that boat is part of my family's history. In the 40 and 50' breeces landing was the place to be. Music, food, drinks, and dancing. Along with breeces landing the sub chaser was put there as a docking port for the 52 foot river cruiser named the Florida. Owned by Oscer P Breece. Now the boat lays sunck in the mud along the banks .

  9 years ago | reply | hide comment