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USS Cherokee (The Gunboat)
 DE
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Max Depth: 81-90ft/25-27m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 4.25 by 4 divers
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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USS Cherokee (The Gunboat) is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in DE. This dive site has an average rating of 4.25 out of 5 from 4 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 81-90ft/25-27m.
Type: Tugboat, US Navy
Name: An Indian tribe of Pennsylvania and New York, later relocated to Oklahoma.
Built: 1891, Camden NJ as the Edgar F. Luckenbach
Specs: (120 x 25 ft ) 272 gross tons, 20 crew
Sunk: July 26, 1918 - Foundered in storm - 10 survivors
Depth: 90 ft
Today the Cherokee sits upright on the bottom in 90-100 ft. of water. Her hull is pretty much intact. The port bow breaks up a little bit. Her stern offers the highest relief, some 15 ft. The visibility is generally pretty good. She is on a sandy rather than muddy bottom. The boilers are still visible inside the wreck, where one is covered by an old fishing net. Artifacts can still be found - pottery and brass. The deck gun is still attached to the bow, however, it hangs over the port side. Three-inch shells can be found in the sand. She is usually a good photography and spearfishing wreck.
http://njscuba.net/sites/chart_deep_sea.html#Cherokee http://www.aquaexplorers.com/shipwrecksdemd.htm#Cherokee%20Shipwreck Today the Cherokee sits upright on the bottom in 90-100 ft. of water. Her hull is pretty much intact. The port bow breaks up a little bit. Her stern offers the highest relief, some 15 ft. The visibility is generally pretty good. She is on a sandy rather than muddy bottom. The boilers are still visible inside the wreck, where one is covered by an old fishing net. Artifacts can still be found - pottery and brass. The deck gun is still attached to the bow, however, it hangs over the port side. Three-inch shells can be found in the sand. She is usually a good photography and spearfishing wreck.