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Cecilia J Brown DPC-42

Cecilia J Brown reef
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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Basking Shark

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Size:
to 45 ft

Habitat:
open ocean

Notes:
harmless

The Basking Shark is second in size only to the Whale Shark, and much more likely to be spotted in our cool northern waters. Like the Whale Shark, the Basking Shark is a harmless plankton feeder. While the Whale Shark has a brown and cream checkerboard pattern on its back, the Basking Shark is more uniformly gray, making identification easy. It also differs in profile: while the Whale Shark has a broad square snout, the Basking Shark has a pointed conical snout, much like its cousin the Great White, for which it may be mistaken.

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