The Robert Gaskin is a 1863 double masted iron rigged wood barge. She is 113' x 26', 3332 ton carvel and has a square stern. She sits on a firm bottom (with light silt) approximately 400' off shore, bow facing inland. The Gaskin is near the north side of the main shipping channel, and is a high traffic area of smaller boats. The bow sits at about 60' depth and the stern is at 70' with a gentle current running across her deck. Descending down the bow mooring line you see her hull raised 15 feet off the river bottom. Divers can visit through the hold and exit via the stern hole with quite ease. As you drift over her deck you'll see large timbers reaching across her deck and beyond her hull. At the ends you will find the pulleys used to lift the Armstrong. Looking into the forward hold you will see massive steel drums that were used to hold chain and ropes. Nearing the stern the transom had been blown off and lies on the river bottom making a great way to swim the length of her hull.