Long Island Sound Dive Sites Chart
Long Island Sound - West Chart
- Amsterdam
- Atlantic
- Barataria
- USS Bass
- Bayville barge
- Black Point
- Celtic/Cape Race
- Condor
- HMS Culloden
- Defender
- John A. Downs
- Essex
- Gwendoline Steers
- USS G-1
- USS G-2
- Grecian
- Horton's Point / Commodore
- Huntington Artificial Reef
- HMS Hussar
- USS L-8
- Larchmont
- Lexington
- Lightburne
- Malden
- Matinecock Artificial Reef
- Mattituck Inlet
- Mattituck Artificial Reef
- Montauk Inlet
- Mount Sinai Harbor
- Myronus
- USS Ohio
- Olinda
- Pinnacle
- Poling Bros #2
- Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
- Port Jefferson Inlet
- Puszta
- Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
- Smithtown Artificial Reef
- Snug Harbor
- Thames
- Thelma Phoebe
- U-853
- Volund
- Delaware River Water Gap
- Block Island Wind Farm
Long Island Sound - East Chart
- Amsterdam
- Atlantic
- Barataria
- USS Bass
- Bayville barge
- Black Point
- Celtic/Cape Race
- Condor
- HMS Culloden
- Defender
- John A. Downs
- Essex
- Gwendoline Steers
- USS G-1
- USS G-2
- Grecian
- Horton's Point / Commodore
- Huntington Artificial Reef
- USS L-8
- Larchmont
- Lexington
- Lightburne
- Malden
- Matinecock Artificial Reef
- Mattituck Inlet
- Mattituck Artificial Reef
- Montauk Inlet
- Mount Sinai Harbor
- Myronus
- USS Ohio
- Olinda
- Pinnacle
- Poling Bros #2
- Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
- Port Jefferson Inlet
- Puszta
- Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
- Smithtown Artificial Reef
- Snug Harbor
- Thames
- Thelma Phoebe
- U-853
- Volund
- Delaware River Water Gap
- Block Island Wind Farm
Long Island Sound averages 60 ft in depth, with the greatest depth of over 300 ft at the eastern end. Tidal effects are strongest at the narrow western end, where all the inrushing water flow piles up and makes tidal variations of up to 7 ft. Strong tidal currents are also prevalent, and visibility tends to be poorer than the open ocean, especially at depth.
- Type:
- shipwreck, 74 gun ship-of-the-line, U.S. Navy
- Name:
- that place next to Indiana
- Built:
- 1820, New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 208 x 54 ft ) 2757 gross tons
- Sunk:
- April 1884
set adrift and grounded by storm while being dismantled, later deliberately burned - Depth:
- 20 ft
More: USS Ohio ...
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
Now, most people would look at the heading on the page and think that I was crazy for diving near a nuclear power plant. Just to calm your fears, this power plant was never brought online, so there is no chance of getting radiated at this location (barring a nuclear war while you're diving). With that said, Shoreham can be a very interesting dive. Located on the north shore of Long Island (I don't know the name of the town, look on a map), it is a shallow dive with an average depth of around 16 ft. Visibility tends to be anywhere from 3 to 10 ft.
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Horton's Point
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1848, Jeremiah Simonson, Greenpoint NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 275 x 32 ft ) 984 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 27, 1866
beached to prevent foundering in a storm; old age & decay - no casualties
More: Horton's Point / Commodore ...
Bayville barge
The visibility on this site varies. Average is 10-12ft. This site offers two wrecks which lie in 25 fsw. A British WWI two-man reconnaissance submarine and an old wooden barge. They are both within swimming distance from each other. The marine life is fair around these wrecks. There are a few car tires between the two wrecks and you may find an occasional lobster hiding inside them.
To locate the barge take a compass heading of 330 degrees from the pilings located on the east side of Greenwich Ave. It takes about 50 kick cycles to reach the wreck. To get to the submarine take a compass heading of 30 degrees from the same pilings. This can be reached in about 30 kick cycles. Both of the wrecks are not intact but make for a good dive.
More: Bayville barge ...
Dozens of jetties up and down the coast have been cut-though at the base like this one, making them inaccessible to fishermen, but not divers !
More: Beach Jetties ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, submarine, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1912, Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Newport News, VA USA
- Specs:
- ( 161 x 13 ft ) 400 tons, no crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 30, 1919
foundered after weapons tests - 3 casualties (inspection crew) - Depth:
- 81 ft
More: USS G-2 SS-27 ...
