Cecilia J Brown DPC-42
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1944 Decatur AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 81 x 24 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund
- Sunk:
- Monday August 16, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°52.950' -74°40.200'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
Built in 1944, by Decatur Iron and Steel of Decatur, Alabama ( hull #DPC-42 ) as the DPC-42 for the United States Defense Plant Corporation. The tug was later sold and renamed Skipper, then Viatic. In 1957, she was acquired by the Dalzell Towing and Transportation Company (New Haven Transport Company) of New York, New York, and renamed Dalzellance.
In 1965, the Dalzell Towing and Transportation Company was acquired by the McAllister Brothers Towing Company of New York, New York. In 1967, the tug was acquired by Thomas J. Brown and Son of New York, New York, and renamed Cecilia J. Brown. She was single-screw, rated at 700 horsepower.
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Depth: 50-75 ft
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McAllister Towing is one of the oldest and largest marine towing and transportation companies in the United States. They operate a fleet of more than seventy tugboats and twelve barges along the East Coast from Portland, Maine to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1943, Neponset, MA as DPC-14, later Matt Turecamo
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft ) 146 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Sean Maubray, FCO
- Dedication:
- Captain Greg A Venturo
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 17, 1996 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.514' -73°56.465'
- Depth:
- 80 ft, main deck at 65 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943 Neponset MA USA as DPC-15, later Brooklyn
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Friends of the Norma K
- Dedication:
- Joan La Rie III
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 30, 2001 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°03.390' -73°59.550'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943, Neponset MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 81 x 24 ft ) 142 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.470' -72°46.489'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft )
- Built:
- 1943, Decatur AL as DPC-65
- Sunk:
- Friday Jan 15, 1999 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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