SS E.M. Clark was an American merchant ship of the first half of the 20th century. A steam tanker, she was laid down in 1921 at the Federal Shipbuilding Company in Kearny, New Jersey, and entered service with Imperial Oil Ltd of Vancouver, British Columbia as Victolite. She was sold to Standard Oil of New Jersey and New York in 1926, and renamed E.M. Clark.[2] She was sunk off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on March 18, 1942, by the German U-boat U-124. The shipwreck is readily accessible to recreational technical divers, resting in 260 feet (79 m) of water.[3]
^"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. July 5, 2013.
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clark, american, merchant, ship, first, half, 20th, century, steam, tanker, laid, down, 1921, federal, shipbuilding, company, kearny, jersey, entered, service, with, imperial, vancouver, british, columbia, victolite, sold, standard, jersey, york, 1926, renamed. SS E M Clark was an American merchant ship of the first half of the 20th century A steam tanker she was laid down in 1921 at the Federal Shipbuilding Company in Kearny New Jersey and entered service with Imperial Oil Ltd of Vancouver British Columbia as Victolite She was sold to Standard Oil of New Jersey and New York in 1926 and renamed E M Clark 2 She was sunk off Cape Hatteras North Carolina on March 18 1942 by the German U boat U 124 The shipwreck is readily accessible to recreational technical divers resting in 260 feet 79 m of water 3 E M Clark shipwreck and remains U S National Register of Historic PlacesLocationAddress Restricted near Buxton North CarolinaMPSWorld War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of MexicoNRHP reference No 13000780 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 25 2013The shipwreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Dare County North Carolina List of shipwrecks of North CarolinaReferences edit National Register of Historic Places Listings Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties 6 24 13 through 6 28 13 National Park Service July 5 2013 E M Clark uboat net Retrieved September 7 2015 North Carolina s Maritime Cultural Landscapes PDF NOAA Retrieved September 7 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS E M Clark amp oldid 1169453814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
