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Steam packet ship wrecked off the beach of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in the 1837 Racer's Storm hurricane. USS Home United States: 12 October 1870 Steamship that sank off Cape Hatteras. USS Huron United States: 24 November 1877
Shipwrecks of the coastlines of North and South Carolina and in their harbors and coastal rivers. Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Carolina coast" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total.
Pages in category "Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Many Americans are unaware how close World War II came to home. Within weeks of the attack on Pearl Harbor, German U-boats began patrolling off the coast of North Carolina, sinking merchant ships and allied Naval vessels with impunity. In 1942 alone, more than 80 ships were sunk and over 1,600 men were lost.
The Graveyard extends along the whole of the North Carolina coast, northward past Chicamacomico, Bodie Island, and Nags Head to Sandbridge Beach, and southward in curving arcs to the points at Cape Lookout and Cape Fear. [7] This spot is known as Cape Point, which is the stretch of beach that divides Hatteras Island's north- and south-facing ...
The Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District is a historic district encompassing a collection of shipwrecks in the Cape Fear area of southeastern North Carolina. The district includes several clusters of underwater archaeological resources associated with as many as 21 shipwrecks dating to the American Civil War. [2]
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, North Carolina, June 2007. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a maritime museum that focuses on the maritime history and shipwrecks of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The museum is located in Hatteras Village, the southernmost community on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, and opened in 2002. [1]