Lawrence Works was 20 when he died in a training collision off Anacapa Island in 1945. His 61 letters home show what it was like to be a young Navy aircrewman getting ready for war.
Swell Ships and Flying Coffins: The Letters of Lawrence Works
Tag: Anacapa Island
Anacapa Marine Vessel Engine (130 fsw)
Introduction There is an engine block off the West End of Anacapa Island near Cat Rock that has been dove many times but, as far as I know, never been conclusively identified. It reminds me of the Atlas engines on other typical early-to-mid century fishing vessels such as the Nightingale, the New Saturnia, the Vashon, [...]
TBF-1C Avenger BuNo 47746 (Anacapa Island — 120 fsw)
Two Avengers collided during torpedo practice off Anacapa Island in 1945. One wreck lies at 120 fsw. The other, with three men aboard, has never been found. Includes the accident reports, war diary entries and a photogrammetry model.
