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SBB-3: Ship crows nest

Composite: Tower shipSurvey: Tower shipHistoric photo: USS Illinois double crows nestHistoric photo: USS MaineHistoric photo: USS Missouri BB-11Historic photo: USS Ohio BB-12Historic photo: USS Ohio dry dock 1904Historic photo: USS Ohio with caged foremast 1911


HURL Artifact No. SBB-3 *Denotes approximations and speculations
Name: Unknown Lost: Unknown
Artifact Type: Ship Debris Found: 28-Aug-03
Nationality: *USA Dive No: PIV-087
Class or Make: n/a Location: Defensive Sea Area
Model: n/a Depth (m): 115m
Purpose: Observation HURL crew: Kerby, Wollerman
Serial Number: n/a Additional Dives:
Built/Launched: Unknown
Length: *40'
Width: *10'
Height: *10'
Circumstance of Loss: Unknown Crew Personnel/Position: n/a
Reason of Loss: Unknown Crew Survivals/Fatalities: n/a
Artifact History: *Possibly a lookout tower from a US warship.
Artifact Condition: A mast and two "crow's nests" with 15' separation. Numerous heavy cables draped around the item. Light, hard marine growth. It is a single mast support with a diameter of roughly 2'. The observation containers are a half cup shape.
Additional Information: The double nest towers are seen on the Battleships of the turn of the century era. Many of these were retrofitted with caged towers around 1910.