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Henry Bacon (dredge)

Dredge · United States · Lost Date not established · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

A retired dredge named Henry Bacon, deployed as reef structure within Georgia's Reef L complex.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

A former waterway dredge, this vessel was placed within Georgia's Reef L artificial reef complex roughly 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island. Her heavy steel dredging framework forms a robust reef structure in about 55 feet of water. Details of her working career and construction date are not documented in the sources reviewed.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Not established
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Not established
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Georgia Offshore Artificial Reef L, roughly 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island, Georgia
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 55 ft
Condition: Robust dredge structure resting within the Reef L complex.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Managed under Georgia's Department of Natural Resources coastal artificial reef program

Position

Coordinates: 31.75° N 80.61° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Ossabaw Island, Georgia
Region: The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

General area only: coordinate of Georgia Offshore Artificial Reef L from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division, marking the named artificial reef site of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.