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SS John Morgan
 Va Beach, VA
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Max Depth: 101-110ft/31-34m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 4.50 by 2 divers
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SS John Morgan is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Va Beach, VA. This dive site has an average rating of 4.50 out of 5 from 2 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 101-110ft/31-34m.
Year Built 1943
Date Sunk 1 June 1943
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
Owner US War Shipping Administration
Location 27032.8 41390.2 25 miles offshore
Home Port Borltimore MD
Cause of Sinking Collision w/SS Montana
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;
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.YouTube;
youtube.com/watch?v=F4GwgGeIFNI 