SS Santa Leonor - near Isobel Island, Chile
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
S 52° 31.913 W 073° 37.070
18F E 593755 N 4178903
Before being decommissioned this ship was known as the USS Riverside.
Waymark Code: WMR3A2
Location: Chile
Date Posted: 05/06/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 4

The poster of the Waymark found it while on a Holland America cruise around South America and through the Smyth Channel. The ships rests on its side next to Isobel Island.
Wikipedia provides a history of the USS Riverside (visit link) which includes:

"Riverside arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on 5 March. Decommissioned on 27 April, she was redelivered to the Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration on the 28th. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 8 May 1946, and she was sold to Pacific Argentina Brazil lines (P&T) in December 1948, renamed SS P&T Forester. She was sold to Moore McCormack Lines Inc. in March, 1957, renamed SS Mormacwave and sold for the final time to Grace Lines Inc. in August, 1966, renamed SS Santa Leonor. She was wrecked on 31 March 1968 on Isabel Island, in the Smyth Channel where her partially submerged wreck remains."

and this website (visit link) has additional information and a photo of the wreck.
Date of Shipwreck: 3/31/1968

Type of Boat: Other

Military or Civilian: Civilian at the time of the wreck

Cause of Shipwreck: ran aground

Accessibility:
can be seen from the Channel


Diving Permitted: Not Listed

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