Atlantic City Artificial Reef
Atlantic City Artificial Reef
12.2 Nautical Miles off Atlantic City, 5.00 sq miles
Depth: 55-95 ft [download]
The empty areas in the north and center of this reef contain a number of Army tanks (not shown.) Brightliners and Redbirds were also sunk in this reef, but are not shown as they are assumed to be gone after 20 years.
The Atlantic City Reef is one of the oldest artificial reef sites in New Jersey. Reef-building activities at this site date back to 1935.
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1954, Calumet Shipyard & Drydock, Calumet IL as Sharon Lee
- Specs:
- ( 89 x 26 ft ) 167 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- thesportfishngfund.org, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Thursday June 16, 2016 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°14.038' -74°12.568'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter, Panama
- Specs:
- ( 205 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Coors Brewing Company, US Army, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund, US Customs Service
- Sunk:
- Friday June 10, 1994 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°14.138' -74°12.357'
- Depth:
- 100 ft
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- Type:
- ~100 "Brightliner" subway cars - NYC Subway system
- Built:
- 1963-1964 - Budd Company - Model R32 # 3350-3949
1966-1967 - St. Louis Car - Model R38 # 3950-4149
1967-1969 - St. Louis Car - Model R40 # 4150-4349
1969-1970 - St. Louis Car - Model R42 # 4550-4949 - Specs:
- ( 60 x 10 ft ) 10 tons ( all, typical, body only )
- Sunk:
- 44 cars were sunk on Atlantic City Reef on April 3, 2008
more in Cape May reef and Delaware reefs - Sponsor:
- New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA )
- GPS:
- too many to list, and all gone anyway
- Depth:
- Depths vary by location
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- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1944, Somerset Shipyard, Somerset MA USA as Rosalie D. Morse
- Specs:
- ( 89 x 23 ft ) 153 GT
- Sponsor:
- M & P Boat Inc.
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 3, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.703' -74°12.486'
- Depth:
- 100 ft
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The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1949, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 100 x 27 ft ) 240 tons
- Sponsor:
- Atlantic County Reef Society, Fish America, 1000 Fathom Club
- Sunk:
- Tuesday July 17, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°15.449' -74°14.173'
- Depth:
- 90 ft
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