YC-1479

YC-775
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1953, Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans LA, as BCL-1103
Specs:
( 110 x 34 ft ) 144 tons
Sunk:
Friday Oct 20, 2000 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'

The Navy had a huge number of 110-foot 144-ton barges like this. The C originally stood for "coal", but as coal went out of use, these barges were used for other purposes.


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Depth:
110 ft

This unidentified wood wreck sits in 110 feet of water 17 miles out of Fire Island Inlet. The wreck was found by Captain Jay Porter the wreck was apparently named for the weight of a large codfish caught on the site. The wreck's wooden ribs only protrude a foot or so out of the sand but divers report that the site is excellent for catching large lobsters. A few years ago Captain Billy DeMarigny found the ship's bell. Unfortunately, no name was on it.