SS Atlantus

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SS Atlantus is the most famous of the twelve concrete ships built during World War I.

SS Atlantus was launched in December of 1918, just after World War I had ended. She made a number of trans-Atlantic crossings, returning troops home. After being decommissioned, she was purchased for civilian use in 1926. Her owner had plans to create a ferry dock out of her and two of her sister ships. She never saw service, however, as a storm ran the ship aground at Sunset Beach and she could not be freed.

As of 2005, she remains a Cape May tourist draw, but her condition is rapidly deteriorating with only her stern above water.

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