Cecilia J Brown DPC-42
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1944, Decatur Iron & Steel, Decatur AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- 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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Cape May Artificial Reef
8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May, 5.34 sq miles
Depth: 50-75 ft [download]
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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, Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA as DPC-14, later Matt Turecamo
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sponsor:
- Sean Maubray, FCO
- 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, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA as DPC-15, later Brooklyn
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sponsor:
- Friends of the Norma K
- 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, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.470' -72°46.489'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943, Decatur Iron & Steel, Decatur AL as DPC-65
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday Jan 15, 1999 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1944, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, as DPC-21
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 22, 2024 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.427' -74°43.073'
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