Cape May Artificial Reef
Cape May Artificial Reef
8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May, 5.34 sq miles
Depth: 50-75 ft [download]
Cape May reef also contains large numbers of tire units and Army tanks (not shown) concentrated in the center area that appears here to be empty. This reef also received 50 redbird subways cars, which are not plotted. The Onondaga drifted slightly out of the reef boundaries, and the state does not list it, but it is there.
The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
- Built:
- 1953, US Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 95 x 20 ft )
- Sponsor:
- USCG, New Jersey State Police
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.060' -74°42.125'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1974, Andy International, Brownsville TX, USA as Southport II
- Specs:
- ( 80 x 20 ft ) 146 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday January 29, 2008 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.237' -74°40.545'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, fuel oil, US Navy
- Built:
- 1944, DeKom SB, Brooklyn NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 165 x 35 ft ) 220 tons (empty) 1270 displacement tons (full)
- Sponsor:
- Rothenbach & Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday June 11, 1997 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.368' -74°39.800'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
- Built:
- 1961, US Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 83 x 17 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Thursday March 30, 2000 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.620' -74°40.600'
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All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.
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