Delaware Artificial Reefs
Coverage of Delaware is restricted to just those sites that are in the ocean. Siting reefs has been tricky for Delaware, as they must be kept clear of the shipping lanes. This doesn't leave a lot of places that are both located in usefully deep water and a convenient distance from shore.
Delaware Artificial Reef Charts
Twin Capes
Shearwater
Shearwater
USS Radford
USS Radford
Gregory Poole
YO-93
USCG Tamaroa
two tugboats
two tugboats
Frieda Marie
American Glory
American Glory
Delaware Artificial Reef Sites
Site #8 has a 70' tugboat "Golden Eagle". Site #6 has a 120' barge. Site #1 has a 40' pilot boat. Other than that, the Delaware Bay reefs are all concrete rubble.
- Type:
- artificial reef, minesweeper, US Navy, later converted to purse seiner
- Built:
- 1944, Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa FL USA as AM-215 Cruise
- Specs:
- ( 184 x 33 ft ) 650 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday, Dec 10, 2007 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°30.910' -74°30.597'
- Depth:
- 120 ft
More: Gregory Poole AM-215 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1947, Gulfport Shipbuilding, Port Arthur, TX, as Captain Chris Harms
- Specs:
- ( 85 ft )
- Sunk:
- Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1956, Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville, LA USA
- Specs:
- ( 110 ft )
- Sunk:
- Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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