Kings Point / Allen R

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Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1956, Madisonville LA
Specs:
( 100 x 27 ft ) 264 tons
Sponsor:
Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
Dedication:
Allen R
Sunk:
Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°51.475' -74°42.029'
Depth:
70 ft
King's Point reef

Built in 1956, by Equitable Equipment of Madisonville, Louisiana ( hull #931 ) for the Curtis Bay Towing Company of Baltimore, Maryland. In 1958, the company became an affiliate of the Moran Towing Corporation of New York, New York. In 1988, the Curtis Bay Towing Company was absorbed into the Moran Towing Corporation of New York, New York. She was a single screw tug, rated at 2,400 horsepower. Sister to Fells Point.

King's Point reef
King's Point reef
King's Point reef

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lightship Ambrose LV-78 / WLV-505
The lightship Ambrose LV-78 / WLV-505, now on display at the South Street Seaport, along with the tower that replaced her ( since replaced by another tower, and then a buoy that got run over a few times. I'm not sure if there is anything out there now. )

A lightship is a small vessel with minimal engine power and a stout stable hull, designed to act as an anchored long-term floating lighthouse outside of a harbor. They were generally painted in bright red or orange anti-collision colors. Not that it helped much.

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