Mr G / Rusty Pusher

Type:
artificial reef, tugboats
Sunk:
Wednesday March 4, 2009 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°36.649' -74°56.646'

Two small tugboats. They share GPS numbers - must be practically on top of each other, or a record-keeping error. Rusty Pusher is obviously not a real name. Mr G might be Marisa D, 47 tons, built 1947 in Mississippi. That's all I've got.


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USS Algol reef
The Algol just prior to sinking, November 1991.
Type:
artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
Name:
One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star.
Built:
1943, Moore Drydock, Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
Specs:
( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines
Sponsor:
Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
Sunk:
Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.545' -73°41.450'
Depth:
145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft