Atlantic Mist
- Type:
- artificial reef, purse seiner, formerly Navy patrol craft
- Built:
- 1943, Albina Enine & Machine Works, Portland OR USA
- Specs:
- ( 185 x 33 ft ) 850 tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°31.063' -74°30.271'
- Depth:
- 100 ft
The Atlantic Mist, formerly PCE-880 / USS Ely was laid down August 12, 1943 by the Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Oregon, launched October 27, 1943, commissioned USS PCE-880, 29 April 1944. Named Ely February 15, 1956. Placed in service in August 1947 as a Naval Reserve training vessel assigned to the 9th Naval District ( Great Lakes. ) Struck from the Naval Register July 1, 1970, and transferred September 3, 1970, to the State of Maine, Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, South Portland, ME and renamed R/V Aqualab II. Sold in 1972 to Kirks Marine Enterprise, Inc. of Dover, DE, and converted to a menhaden ( purse-seiner ) fishing boat. Sold in 1975 to Norman Industries, Inc. of Lafayette, LA. Renamed Atlantic Mist in 1979.
The Patrol Craft Escort was a World War II naval ship that was intended as a coastal and convoy escort. It was derived from the 180-foot Admirable-class minesweeper ( see Gregory Poole ) as a substitute for the 173-foot PC-461-class submarine chaser that was used for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in coastal areas. At 185 feet long and 640 tons, the PCE was more than twice the displacement of the PC. It had a crew complement of 99 officers and men.
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Scientific Name:
Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic Menhaden:
A Profile
Family:
Clupeidae
Size:
12"-15"
1 lb.
Common Names:
menhaden, bunker, mossbunker, pogy, fatback, alewife, bugfish, skipjack
Although this herring is generally considered unfit for human consumption, the menhaden fishery is one of the most important and productive fisheries on the Atlantic coast. For years, it has provided coastal communities with a stable source of employment and the nation with a major source of protein on a renewable and environmentally sound basis.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1976, Bayou La Batre AL as Miss Quality
- Specs:
- ( 85 ft ) 159 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
- Depth:
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