New Jersey Scuba Diving

Artificial Reefs History (7/7)

1970s

drydock reef
Drydock
Date Name 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 NJ Artificial Reef Program

1960s

Date Name 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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Lizzie D

Shipwreck Lizzie D
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1907, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:
( 77 x 21 ft ) 122 gross tons, 13 crew
Sunk:
Thursday October 19, 1922
unknown, related to smuggling during Prohibition - no survivors
Depth:
80 ft

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