Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Depth: 60-75 ft
The Sea Girt reef is located atop an underwater ridge known as the "Klondike". This is an area of clean sandy bottom and usually has relatively good visibility. Fish life abounds on all sites in this reef, although lobstering is slim. There are many more Army tanks than shown here, as well as quite a bit of concrete rubble scattered throughout the reef. The Sea Girt Reef is one of the oldest artificial reef sites in New Jersey. Reef-building activities at this site date back to 1937. Minimum clearance at mean low water is 50 feet.
The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 109 x 34 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Friends of Craig and Pat Thoman
- Dedication:
- Craig and Pat Thoman
- Sunk:
- Tuesday January 15 2002 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.370' -73°56.765'
More: Wedding barge ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1964, St. Augustine FL ?
- Specs:
- ( 70 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday March 15, 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- Sponsor:
- Artificial Reef Committee
- GPS:
- 40°06.777' -73°56.860'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
( sometimes incorrectly identified as a barge ) - Name:
- All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
- Built:
- 1905, Wilmington DE USA
- Specs:
- ( 191 x 44 ft ) 1197 tons
- Sponsor:
- Ashley Development Corporation
- Sunk:
- Tuesday March 30, 1982 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.447' -73°56.227'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: Cranford ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 130 x 30 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Shore Dock Company Inc.
- Sunk:
- I - Friday July 25, 1986
II - Wednesday September 16, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef - GPS:
- 40°07.305' -73°56.885'
More: Swenson I & II ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, buoy tender
- Specs:
- ( 46 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday January 8, 2008 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.931' -73°56.373'
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