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John Morgan
 Va Beach, VA
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Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Year Built
1943
Date Sunk
1 June 1943
Previous Name
None
Depth
110 feet
Gross Tonnage
7,126
Dimensions
423’ x 57’ x 34’
Vessel Type
Liberty Ship
Power
Oil Fired Steam
Builder
Bethlehem Fairfield Baltimore MD
Official Designation
None
Owner
US War Shipping Administration
Location
27032.8
Home Port
Borltimore MD
Location
41390.2
Cause of Sinking
Collision w/SS Montana
Location
25 miles offshore
In Brief
The best known and one of the most popular wrecks offshore VA.
After colliding with the Montana on her maiden voyage the John Morgan split in half and found it’s way to the bottom after claiming 18 lives. The cargo of Ford trucks, Caterpillar tractors, motorcycles, Willy’s jeeps, Valentine tanks, machine guns and P-39 airplanes, as well as hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammo (as large as 5 inches) is still littered around the bottom and there are plenty of artifacts and fat tautog for the diver who wants a momento and a good dinner.
Source "Shipwrecks of Virginia" Gary Gentile 1992
36 59.890N 75 23.865W
From;
http://www.capt-jt.com/Wreck_Info.htmThis is the most popular
dive site here in Virginia, although I am sick of diving her, I know that the
first few times here are a wreck divers dream.She went down on
her maiden voyage with a full cargo of arms for the war. The wreck can be hard
at times with vis. down to 3 or 4 ft and with a debris field that is confusing.
The wreck is easy to get lost on. There is a monument placed on this wreck to
the men and women who lost their lives in WW Two. This wreck is worth the trip
to see it.