
S.S. Sapona Shipwreck - Photo Print
S.S. Sapona Shipwreck - Photo Print Print produced from a picture taken of the SS Sapona shipwreck by Captain Aron Stano. This shipwreck is a wold famous Bimini and Cat Cay Bahamas landmark. It was used in movies, TV shows, and has inspired countless stories from boaters that visit her every year. This ship was built during world war 1 under a Woodrow Wilson plan to create more shipping during war time. Since it was built during the war, steel was scarce so this is ship was primarily built out of concrete with metal reinforcing beams. This ship was originally 282 feet long (86 m), 46 feet wide (14.02 m), with a draft of 28.2 feet (8.61 m) deep. The wreck is a little shorter now as part of the back section came off and is laying under the water behind the main visible portion of the ship. Originally it was going to be used mostly for shipping troops along with some goods, and materials during the war. But the ship was completed after the war had ended. So Carl Fisher the world fam