Barnegat Dive Sites Chart

Barnegat Chart

NOAA chart 12323
Chart 12323

Shipwreck Persephone
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Panama
Name:
In Greek mythology, Persephone, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Eventually, an agreement was reached wherein Persephone would spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld, and the rest with her parents in Olympus, resulting in the seasons: when she is away, her grieving mother, the earth goddess, ignores her duties and the earth becomes barren - winter.
Built:
1926, Germany
Specs:
( 468 x 63 ft ) 8426 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:
Monday May 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-593 - 9 casualties
Depth:
55 ft



Shipwreck Vizcaya
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, Spain
Name:
Vizcaya is a Basque province in northern Spain. The Basques are a fiercely independent seafaring people of unknown origin.
Built:
1872, England, as Santander
Specs:
( 287 x 38 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 103 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with schooner Cornelius Hargraves - 60 casualties
Depth:
80 ft

Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
( 250 ft ? )
Depth:
85 ft
compass

A very large intact steel deck barge, lying upright, north-south. The southern end is partially collapsed and opened up, allowing easy access to at least part of the inside. Rust holes in the deck let light in throughout the rest of the interior, although they are too small to fit through. A great spearfishing site, and not bad for lobsters. The crane lies about 1/4 mile away.


Shipwreck Sumner
Type:
shipwreck, collier, converted to passenger freighter, USA
Built:
1883, Germany, as Rhaetia
Specs:
( 351 x 43 ft ) 3553 gross tons, 232+ passengers & crew
Sunk:
Tuesday December 12, 1916
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:
25 ft

Specs:
370 passengers, must have been pretty big
Sunk:
around 1870, no casualties

I know of no charted location known as the Catherine Jackson, although it is reputed to have sunk in the area shown.