New Jersey Scuba Diving

New York Artificial Reefs

New York Artificial Reefs

Huntington Artificial Reef
Kismet Artificial Reef
Matinecock Artificial Reef
Mattituck Artificial Reef
New Reef
Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
Smithtown Artificial Reef
Yellowbar Artificial Reef

New York Artificial Reef Charts

New York's 16 artificial reefs total approximately 9.1 square miles.

Yellowbar Artificial Reef

Yellowbar Artificial Reef

Charade
Connie F
CorEW33
Peregrine

900 yards east of the Robert Moses Fixed Bridge, 0.01 sq miles
Depth: 25 - 40 ft

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Port Jefferson Artificial Reef

Port Jefferson Artificial Reef

Lund's barge

1.79 nautical miles northeast of Port Jefferson Inlet, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 88 to 94 feet

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Matinecock Artificial Reef

Matinecock Artificial Reef

40' steel barge
46' barge

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Bad Bob's Big Boat

Bob's Big Boat reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1947, Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine USA
Specs:: ( 144x27 ft ) 393 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday April 17, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.402' -72°46.659

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barges - Kismet Artificial Reef

100 ft barge

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 16 - 25 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	85 ft	1965	40°38.311' -73°12.435'
	100 ft	1965	40°38.280' -73°12.496'

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Ana Palmira

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1975, Master Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:: ( 80 ft ) 147 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday July 12, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.512' -72°46.598'

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Iron & Steel Ship Construction

composite ship construction

Iron and steel began to replace wood in ship construction in the middle to late 1800s. Timber-poor Europe ( especially England ) led in the development of iron ships, while America, with its vast reserves of lumber, continued to build wooden ships for some time longer. However, as the economical size of ships grew to surpass what could be built of wood, America too began constructing iron ships. For a few years, composite ships were built with iron frames and wooden skins, as seen at right, but difficulties with corrosion between the wood and metal soon led to hulls built completely of metal, both sailing ships and steamers.

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