Cape May Artificial Reef
Depth: 50-75 ft
Cape May reef also contains large numbers of tire units and Army tanks (not shown) concentrated in the center area that appears here to be empty. This reef also received 50 redbird subways cars, which are not plotted.
- Type:
- 4700 concrete slabs ( must be quite a pile )
- Sponsor:
- Delaware River Port Authority
- Sunk:
- 1988 - Cape May Artificial Reef
More: concrete ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized) used as buoy tender
- Built:
- 1943 New Orleans LA USA
- Specs:
- ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
- Sponsor:
- Bureau of Coastal Engineering, Fish America &
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association - Sunk:
- Sunday May 6, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.200' -74°42.280'
More: Captain Henry ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 30 ft )
- Sponsor:
- McNeil's Marina, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 8, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.505' -74°40.075'
More: Lisa Michelle ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized, see "Captain Henry")
- Specs:
- ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
- Sponsor:
- Army Transportation Corps
- Sunk:
- Saturday November 14, 1987 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.830' -74°42.510'
More: Peggy Diana ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1948, Bath Iron Works, Maine, USA
- Specs:
- ( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Eirek's Dock, Fish America Foundation
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 12, 1989 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.825' -74°43.312'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
More: Winthrop ...
- Type:
- 250 "Redbird" subway cars - NYC Subway system - steel bodies / frames
- Built:
- 1959-1960 - American Car & Foundry - Model R26 # 7750-7859
1960-1961 - American Car & Foundry - Model R28 # 7860-7959
1962-1963 - St. Louis Car - Model R29 # 8570-8805
1962-1963 - St. Louis Car - Model R33 # 8806-9345
1963-1964 - St. Louis Car - Model R36 # 9346-9769 - Specs:
- ( 51 x 9 ft ) 15,000 to 18,000 pounds (body)
- Sunk:
- 50 cars - Cape May Reef on July 3, 2003
50 cars - Deepwater Reef on July 16, 2003
50 cars - Atlantic City Reef on July 25, 2003
50 cars - Garden State North Reef on Sept 3, 2003
50 cars - Shark River Reef on Oct 14, 2003
619 cars - Delaware Reef 11 from Aug 2001 to Nov 2003 - Sponsor:
- New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
- anti-
Sponsor: - Environmental group Clean Ocean Action lobbied aggressively and almost successfully to prevent the use of these subway cars as artificial reefs in New Jersey, resulting in most of the cars going to other states.
- GPS:
- too many to list, and all gone anyway
- Depth:
- Depths vary by location between 80 ft and 130 ft.
More: Redbird Subway Cars ...
