Category: Crystal Coast / Morehead City

  • W.E. Hutton

    W.E. Hutton

    Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Crystal Coast / Morehead City GPS Coordinates March of 1942 was a dangerous month for ships along the NC coast. German U-boats sank the greatest number of U.S. ships that month. The W. E. Hutton was a tanker transporting fuel oil from Texas to Pennsylvania. The ship stayed…

  • Suloide

    Suloide

    Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Crystal Coast / Morehead City GPS Coordinates The freighter, Suloide, rests about a mile from the W.E. Hutton. On March 26, 1943, as the Suloide steamed past the NC coast with a full load of manganese ore, she ran aground on the wreckage of the tanker, the W.E.…

  • Spar, U.S.C.G.

    Spar, U.S.C.G.

    Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Crystal Coast / Morehead City GPS Coordinates The Spar was a working ship and served from Portsmouth, NH, to northeastern Maine maintaining navigational aids, supporting seven lighthouses and performing ice-breaking operations. Spar was decommissioned in 1997 and transferred to the Northeastern Maritime Historical Foundation. The ship was stripped…

  • Papoose

    Papoose

    Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Crystal Coast / Morehead City GPS Coordinates The Papoose was launched in 1927 by the Petroleum Navigation Company. The tanker transported gasoline between Texas and New York until pressed into military service during World War II. On the night of March 18, 1942, the Papoose was returning to…