About Revisions F.W. Abrams Cape Hatteras, NC More Info Max Depth: 71-80ft/22-24m Average Viz: 41-50ft/12-15m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Plenty To See 8/29/2009 4:38 PM

Name: F.W. ABRAMS
(previous names: Nora [1934]) Type: Tanker Built: 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, NJ Owner: Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (ESSO); NY, NY
Home Port: Wilmington, DE Size (ft.): 485-0 x 62-9 x 29-6 Tonnage: 9310 gross tons Propulsion: Oil-fired reciprocating steam/single screw/speed 10.5 knots
Date Sunk: hit mines 6/11, sunk on 6/15/42 Cause: Hit 3 Allied Mines Location: Cape Hatteras, NC GPS : N34° 57.458’/W75° 47.920’ DIVING NOTES: Diving Depths: 80-90 ft. Current: none to slight Visibility: 30 ft. to 60 ft. Summer Temperature: mid to high 70s in summer Points of Interest: 3 boilers, engine, bow section smashed by recognizable bow point and anchor windlass Fish/Animal Life: stingrays, large groups of spadefish, lots of tropicals, etc. I have also had an entertaining dive with an octopus and have spotted dolphins on this wreck Description: The Abrams is lying on its keel and pretty much continguous except for about a 50 ft. break between the stern half and the bow. In low viz, jumping this gap is a bit of a leap of faith, but the wreck is relatively wide so you should hit something....sometime! In low viz, unless you are following the "edge" of the wreck, navigation can be tricky. Particularly on the bow, where most of the wreck is low and broken up. The prevailing current seems to come from the bow. The best relief is on the stern where the remains of the engine and 3 boilers are immediately recognizable. The wreck is long and wide and making a circumnavigation in a single dive is a bit of a hike unless that is all you do. This wreck makes a good second dive when coming into Ocracoke or Hatteras from the Proteus or other wrecks in that vicinity. Except for the usual lack of sharks, the animal life to that of the Keshena and Dixie Arrow. Lots of small tropicals and lots of places to explore.

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Web site for videos of various wreck sites in the area-
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