Cape May Artificial Reef
Depth: 50-75 ft
Cape May reef also contains large numbers of tire units and Army tanks (not shown) concentrated in the center area that appears here to be empty. This reef also received 50 redbird subways cars, which are not plotted.
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1956, Madisonville LA
- Specs:
- ( 100 x 27 ft ) 264 tons
- Sponsor:
- Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
- Dedication:
- Allen R
- Sunk:
- Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.475' -74°42.029'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 135 x 36 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Artificial Reef Association
- Sunk:
- Friday August 21, 1992 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.118' -74°40.190'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
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- Type:
- 4700 concrete slabs ( must be quite a pile )
- Sponsor:
- Delaware River Port Authority
- Sunk:
- 1988 - Cape May Artificial Reef
More: concrete ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 30 ft )
- Sponsor:
- McNeil's Marina, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 8, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.505' -74°40.075'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, fuel oil, US Navy
- Built:
- 1944, Brooklyn NY USA as YON-97
- Specs:
- ( 165 x 35 ft ) 1270 displacement tons (full)
- Sponsor:
- Rothenbach & Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday June 11, 1997 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.368' -74°39.800'
More: Rothenbach I YON-97 ...
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.
More: Army Tanks ...
