Table Lamp Nautical Antique S.S. San Jose Brass Recovered Pipe

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This product is a unique table lamp made from brass recovered from the S.S. San Jose shipwreck. The lamp is … Read more This product is a unique table lamp made from brass recovered from the S.S. San Jose shipwreck. The lamp is a nautical antiques piece that showcases a piece of maritime history from the United States.

S.S. SAN JOSE FREIGHTER Sunk 12 miles, off Atlantic City. 1/17/42
after collision with S.S. Santa Elisa
Entire crew rescued / wreckage in 110 feet
BRASS VALVE recovered on C-Y dive 7/2/83
By JOHN P. MOSCONY II

Published author of Best-Selling book titled: "Brigantine Shoals" that highlights 25 different shipwrecks that Moscony dove on in the 1970's and 1980's including 5 dives on the Andrea Dorea.

Built in 1904, this coal-fired steamer sank on January 17, 1942, due to the
collision with the SS Santa Elisa. The wreck now lies in 110 feet of water.
Check Gary Gentiles Shipwrecks of New Jersey (south) for the story
of its sinking and also being a torpedo victim. The German sub Korvettenkapitan
Reinhard Hardegen of the U-123 claimed the sinking in his logbook.

Lieutenant Commander Reinhard Hardegen (born March 18, 1913) is a German U-boat Commander who sank 22 ships, amounting to 115,656 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, ranking him as the 24th most successful Commander in World War II. After the war, he spent a year in British captivity before running a successful oil company and serving in Bremen's Parliament for over 32 years.

On 23 December 1941, U-123 left for the first phase of Drumbeat. Five boats, which was all Dönitz could muster, were sent towards the American coast, to take advantage of the confusion in the Eastern Seaboard defense networks shortly after the declaration of war. Hardegen was ordered to penetrate the Harbor of New York City but, due to the haste with which the operation had been prepared, he had only a tourist guidebook for navigational help[6] instead of the detailed charts usually given out for such hazardous missions. Following his intrusion into New York, Hardegen was to target merchant shipping off Cape Hatteras.

The brass material adds a touch of elegance and charm to any room, making it a perfect addition for those who appreciate maritime artifacts and vintage decor. See less