Artificial Reefs History (6/6)

1970s

drydock reef
Drydock
Date Name Type Size Location
Feb 1979 Drydock barge 100' NJ Sea Girt *
1977 Railroad barge 200' NJ Sea Girt *
Jun 1973 Carlson II trawler 70' NJ Sea Girt *
Fran S tugboat 84' NY Atlantic Beach

* Predates current Artificial Reef Program

1960s

Date Name Type Size Location
1965 barge 85' NY Kismet
1965 barge 100' NY Kismet

These are the earliest reefs for which records exist

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Estelle Phinney
Type:
shipwreck, schooner
Built:
1891, New London, Connecticut, USA
Specs:
( 188 x 39 ft ) 922 gross tons, 10 crew
Sunk:
Saturday December 27, 1907
collision with schooner Elizabeth Palmer, 1 casualty
Depth:
80 ft

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