Everyone has heard of the The SS Atlantus, Cape May’s Concrete Ship, check out how the concrete ship was launched into action. The SS Atlantus, was launched on December 5th 1918, and was the second (2nd) concrete ship constructed in the World War I Emergency Fleet. All in all there were only twelve (12) concrete ships …
Concrete Ship’s Sister Ship Falls Apart Here’s something you may have not known, the Concrete Ship’s Sister Ship. The concrete ship in Cape May, SS Atlantus, wasn’t the only ship built out of concrete in World War I. President Woodrow Wilson ordered X amount of these Emergency Fleet ships to be built for the War. …
Cape May’s Concrete Ship’s Bell Found, Sorta This great story that only a hand full of people know about is brought to us by Ben Miller. A story that can finally be told… People often forget that at one time, the SS Atlantus was a viable ship and transported untold numbers of troops across the …