Lizzie D
Tugboat · United States · Lost 1922 · Long Island & the New York Approaches
A rum-running tug that vanished off Long Island in 1922, later found by divers still loaded with Prohibition-era whiskey.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The tug Lizzie D left New York Harbor on October 19, 1922, and was lost with all hands under circumstances that were never fully explained. In 1977 divers relocated the wreck and recovered her bell along with crates of bottled bourbon and rye whiskey, revealing her role as a Prohibition rum runner. She now lies upright in about 80 feet of water off Long Island's south shore, a popular and frequently visited wreck dive.
Vessel
- 1907
- Neafie & Levy
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Steel
- 77 ft
- 21 ft
- 122
- Steam, single screw
- Not established
Loss
- October 19, 1922
- Not established
- About 8 miles southeast of Atlantic Beach Inlet, Long Island, New York
- Atlantic Ocean, New York Bight
- New York Harbor
- Cases of bottled whiskey (Kentucky bourbon, Canadian rye), undeclared
- Not established
- All aboard were lost; contemporary and diver-history sources vary on the exact number of crew (reported as 8 to 13).
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 80 ft
- Hull largely intact and upright; upper deck collapsed and scattered around the site
- Not established
- 1977
- Not established
Position
- 40.26° N 73.51° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Atlantic Beach Inlet, Long Island, New York
Position as commonly charted by dive operators; not independently verified against a government survey.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (62/100)
The exact cause of sinking and the precise number of crew lost are not firmly established in the sources reviewed.
Loss narrative, discovery date, recovered cargo.
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Vessel dimensions, tonnage, depth, wreck condition, discovery and salvage details.
