How do you find the SS Copenhagen?
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mrfixitchapman
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No. Wait. We're using an airplane this trip. Kayak no go as carry-on.
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So I've heard. My sister has lived there for the past 15 years. And she always calls me on New years eve.
One of these days I'll make it over there.
OMG, a year ago on Pro Diver II, right?
:depressed: although you may be able to hook up with some Kayuba pals and borrow one. :blinking:
Capt. Bill Cole has been driving/diving these waters for so long that his personal copy of Dr. Ray McAllister's Diving Locations book shows it as the Cumberland. Word.
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Wow, I totally forgot about that, we did used to call it the Cumberland Barge.
As a matter of fact, when we were kids the story was that it was an old WWII ammo barge. We used to find quite a few rounds of ammo on the wreck, still do on occasion. We believed that for many years, not sure when the wreck was identified as the Copenhagen or how the Cumberland Barge rumors got started.
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Description: The SS Copenhagen was a steamer 325' long with a beam of 47'. The wreck is broken up along the eastern side of the Pompano Drop Off. While some of the wreckage is buried you can still make out many features of the wreck. It is nostalgic diving or snorkeling a wreck site over a hundred years old. Usually you see large schools of bait fish being chased by the rest of the food chain.
History: The British cargo ship Copenhagen was built by Priestman & Co. of Sunderland in 1898. The Copenhagen was owned by Glasgow Ship Owners Co. While en route from Philadelphia to Havana with 4,940 tons of coal, she ran aground on the Pompano Drop Off. Although the ship was unsalvageable, her cargo was saved. The Copenhagen remained partially visible above the water until WWII naval fighter pilots used her for target practice sending her to the bottom where she sits today. The Copenhagen was declared a State Underwater Archaeological Preserve in 1994.
Dive the Copenhagen Wreck Site with South Florida Diving Headquarters
History: The British cargo ship Copenhagen was built by Priestman & Co. of Sunderland in 1898. The Copenhagen was owned by Glasgow Ship Owners Co. While en route from Philadelphia to Havana with 4,940 tons of coal, she ran aground on the Pompano Drop Off. Although the ship was unsalvageable, her cargo was saved. The Copenhagen remained partially visible above the water until WWII naval fighter pilots used her for target practice sending her to the bottom where she sits today. The Copenhagen was declared a State Underwater Archaeological Preserve in 1994.
Dive the Copenhagen Wreck Site with South Florida Diving Headquarters
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