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JJ DPC-19

wheelhouse up - looks a little bizarre
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
Specs:
( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
Sunk:
Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°43.470' -72°46.489'
wheelhouse down

DPC-19

Built in 1943, by George Lawley and Son of Neponset, Massachusetts (hull #1307) as the DPC-19 for the United States Defense Plant Corporation. The tug was transferred to the United States War Shipping Administration, where the tug was re-designated as the WSA-2. In 1949, the tug was acquired by the Kehoe Transportation Company of New York, New York, where she was renamed Clayton P. Kehoe. In 1949, the tug was acquired by the Lakes Tankers Corporation of New York, New York, a division of the National Marine Service of St. Louis, Missouri, where she was renamed Canal Cities.

In 1972, she was acquired by the Reinauer Transportation Company of Staten Island, New York, where she was renamed the Curtis Reinauer. In 1988, the tug was acquired by J.K. Marine Incorporated of New York, New York, where she was renamed as the K-2. In 1999, the tug was sold, and reefed under the name "JJ".

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DPC-19 had her profile altered at some point, DPC boats did not have moveable pilot houses. The modification was done for operation on canals and inland waterways.

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From Day to Day

The North Atlantic is extremely changeable. The aspect that most governs where and when you will ( or even can ) dive is the wave height or the surf. If the surf is pounding on the shore, then it is a good bet the inlet will not be a good dive, let alone the beach. A big surf will even ruin conditions way up the river, say at the Railroad Bridge.

The wave heights on the open ocean will dictate your boat diving. In 1-3 foot seas, the boats can go just about anywhere, all the way out to even the farthest wrecks. In 3-5 foot seas, some boats will do that anyway, but don't count on it. Instead, a closer-in site will be your most likely destination, although perhaps as far as the Pinta or the Mohawk. In 5-6 foot seas you are going to the Delaware, and you'll wish you'd stayed home. Bigger waves than that, and you shouldn't even leave port, although some captains will try. While this may seem like admirable determination on their part ( more like irresponsible greed in some cases! ) you're better off just not going.

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