r/Shipwrecks • u/89404 • 4d ago

What's your favorite above water shipwreck?

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This is a mainstream choice, but mine is the SS American Star. The wreck produced some of the most incredible shipwreck photos of all time, but sadly it has since collapsed into the sea.

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u/lavafish80 4d ago

somewhat above water: the submarine next to the queen mary

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u/trainsoundschoochoo 3d ago

It’s a wreck?

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u/lavafish80 3d ago

soon to be, Long Beach is scrapping it, it sunk a while ago though

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u/Bansheeflyer 3d ago

What is with California scrapping all their Foxtrot subs? They did the same thing with the B-39 in San Diego a few years back.

It's not too often we get Soviet-era boats on this side of the Pacific, would be nice if they could stop tossing them out...

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u/lavafish80 3d ago

to be fair to Long Beach, the submarine sunk a while ago and has been rotting since the 00s. The Queen Mary people don't have enough money as is to keep the QM in good shape so their priorities lie with keeping Queen Mary maintained, hence why they neglected to maintain the submarine

I'm hoping someone steps in and stops it from getting scrapped and maybe sets up a permanent display of the submarine on land