u02 - AWOIS 12966/11422

AWOIS 12966:

H10675/96-97 -- OPR-C399-RU; 200% SIDE-SCAN SONAR LOCATED A LARGE RECTANGULAR, UNCHARTED OBSTRUCTION. DIVERS DESCRIBE A BARGE WITH SURROUNDING SCOUR. BARGE RELIEF IN SCOUR IS 2.4 METERS (8 FEET) BUT NEARLY LEVEL WITH THE BOTTOM. LD OF 8.1 METERS (26 FEET) (ENT 12/23/04, SJV)

AWOIS 11422:

H10675/96-97--OPR-C309-RU; INVESTIGATED USING 200% SIDE-SCAN SONAR, SEABAT YIELDED A LEAST DEPTH OF 26 FEET. SONAGRAMS SHOWED A LARGE RECTANGULAR MAN-MADE OBSTRUCTION. DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND A BARGE WITH SURROUNDING SCOUR OF ABOUT 8 FEET. HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDS CHARTING THE 26 FOOT SOUNDING AS 26 WK. (ENT 03/02, PSH)

Note: This spot is directly off the end of the Navy pier. I'm not sure what the Navy would think of anyone diving there. It is also likely that it has been dredged away.


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A number of small warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters.

subchaser (model)

A subchaser was a small coastal patrol vessel of World War I or II. Subchasers were lightly armed and even more lightly constructed, mostly out of plywood, powered by two diesel (WWII) or three gasoline (WWI) engines. Roughly the same design was used in both wars - 110 ft long, about 100 tons. Almost a thousand were built over both World Wars, and several are lost in the waters around this area. Many private yachts and some larger fishing trawlers were converted to perform this function also, like the Tarantula and the Moonstone. Conversely, some subchasers were converted to other duties after the war, such as the Bronx Queen, pictured below in military trim. Real subchasers were designated SC-, while converted yachts were designated SP-, PY- ( patrol yacht ) or PYc ( patrol yacht - coastal. )