Editing Concrete ship (section)

==== North America ====
The largest collection is at [[Powell River, British Columbia|Powell River]], [[British Columbia]], {{coord|49.865238| -124.555821}}, where a lumber mill uses ten floating ferrocement ships as a breakwater,<ref>[http://www.concreteships.org/ships/powellriver/ "The Powell River Floating Breakwater"]. ''Concrete Ships''</ref> known as [[The Hulks]].

The [[Kiptopeke State Park|Kiptopeke]] Breakwater in [[Chesapeake Bay]], Virginia, {{coord|37.164267|-75.991402}}, is formed by nine sunken concrete ships built in World War II.<ref>[http://www.concreteships.org/ships/kiptopeke/ "Kiptopeke Breakwater"]. ''Concrete Ships''</ref>

{{SS|San Pasqual}}, a former oil tanker, lies off the coast of [[Cayo Las Brujas]], [[Cuba]], {{coord|22.623439|-79.22327}}, where it served as a hotel, then as a base for divers. Currently, the ''San Pasqual'' is abandoned.<ref name="concrete">[http://www.concreteships.org "Concrete Ships.org: An Experiment in Ship Building"].</ref>{{nonspecific|reason=not helpful to cite the entire website|date=February 2023}}

The wreckage of {{SS|Atlantus}} (commissioned in 1919, sunk in 1926) is visible off [[Sunset Beach (New Jersey)|Sunset Beach]] near [[Cape May]], [[New Jersey]], {{coord|38.944322|-74.972083}}.<ref name="concrete"/>{{nonspecific|reason=not helpful to cite the entire website|date=February 2023}}

The tanker {{SS|Selma|1919|6}} is located northwest of the fishing pier at [[Seawolf Park]] in [[Galveston]], {{coord|29.344249|-94.786343}}. The ship was launched the same day Germany signed the [[Treaty of Versailles]], ending the war, so it never saw wartime duty and instead was used as an oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name="SSselmaMarker" />

The {{SS|Palo Alto}}, a concrete tanker launched on May 29, 1919, was purchased and turned into an amusement pier, and is still visible at [[Seacliff State Beach]], near [[Aptos]], [[California]], {{coord|36.969704|-121.913947}}.<ref name="concrete"/> It broke up during a January 2017 storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Famed-Calif-cement-ship-flipped-broken-up-by-10875861.php |title=Famed Calif. 'cement ship' flipped, broken up by strong waves| date=23 January 2017 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>

The SS ''McKittrick'', launched in 1921 in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], later became the {{SS|Monte Carlo}}, a gaming ship off [[Coronado, California]], that ran aground on December 31, 1936. The wreck is periodically exposed by strong storm tides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/31/one-gamble-that-didnt-pay-off/ |title=Tide, storms expose gaming ship|publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune|date=2010-01-31 |accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref>

The vessel aground in the surf at Shipwreck Beach on the north shore of [[Lanai]], Hawaii is the wreck of [[YOG-42]], {{coord|20.921299|-156.910139}}, a concrete gasoline barge built for the US Navy in 1942 and placed in service in 1943. The wreck is often misidentified as a [[Liberty ship]].<ref>Roberts, Stephen S. (September 14, 2010). [http://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/IX2/YO144.html "Class: Concrete Barges (YO-144, YOG-40)"]; Van Tilburg, Hans K. 2003. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100410185604/http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/UA_ResourcesMgt.pdf "Department of Defense Legacy Management Program. Underwater Cultural Resources Management and Protection. Project (01-121)"]. Washington, DC: Naval Historical Center, pp. 373–375.</ref>

The remains of the ''[[Col. J. E. Sawyer]]'' can be seen near the {{USS|Yorktown|CV-10|6}} in Charleston Harbor, {{coord|32.798761|-79.906863}}, South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sc-mountpleasant.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/5676 |title=Mount Pleasant Old Sunken Hull Historical Marker|publisher=Mount Pleasant Historical Commission |date=2012-02-13 |accessdate=2015-01-05}}</ref>

The wreckage of the {{SS|Sapona}} is visible slightly south of Bimini Island in the Bahamas, {{coord|25.65063|-79.29337}}. It is a popular snorkeling site and boating landmark in the area.
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File:Powell River Aerial 2004.jpg|At [[Powell River, British Columbia|Powell River]]
File:Walkway at Kiptopeke State Park.jpg|At Kiptopeke
File:Atlantus.jpg|{{SS|Atlantus}}
File:S.S. Selma, Galveston, TX - DSC 0125.jpg|{{SS|Selma|1919|6}}
File:SS Palo Alto - DSC 7069cementBoat-w.JPG|{{SS|Palo Alto}}
File:SS Monte Carlo Shipwreck 2010-01-30.jpg|{{SS|Monte Carlo}}
File:Shipwreck - Shipwreck Beach.jpg|YOGN 42
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