New Jersey Scuba Diving

AJ McAllister YNT-12

Ann E Clark reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1939, Southern Shipbuilding, Slidell LA as Rowen Card
Specs:
( 106 x 26 ft ) 263 tons
Sponsor:
Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Thursday Sept 25, 2003 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°58.004' -74°10.721'

Built in 1939, by Canulette Shipbuilding Company of Slidell, Louisiana (hull #983) as the Rowen Card for the Card Towing Company of Norfolk, Virginia. In 1940, she was acquired by the United States Navy and designated YN-44 Tamaha. Later redesignated as the YNT-12. In 1947, the tug was returned to the Card Towing Company of Norfolk, Virginia, and renamed Rowen Card. In 1947, she was acquired by the McAllister Brothers Towing Company of New York, New York, and renamed A.J. McAllister. Originally powered by a single, Winton Diesel engine. The tug was repowered in 1960, she was a single screw tug, rated at 1,800 horsepower.

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Ann E Clark reef
circa 1941, New York, as net tender Tamaha YNT-12
Ann E Clark reef
Ann E Clark reef
Ann E Clark reef

The A.J. McAllister is right on the edge of the permitted reef area, and part of it probably sticks out. The NJ Artificial Reef Program does not show it in their official lists, along with the Diver's Abyss, which is slightly outside the reef.

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Dive Knives

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A dive knife should also be considered standard equipment since many dive locations have hazardous monofilament in which you can become entangled. Don't skimp on your knife either - the most commonly found artifact off the New Jersey coast is the cheap dive knife that has slipped from its sheath. When looking at knives in the store, scrutinize the locking mechanism and the sheath. Is it secure and unlikely to release by itself, yet also easy to use? Will it loosen under use, or break with age? Tug at it, and try to see if you can work it loose without actually hitting the release. If you can, then don't buy it. Also, bigger is not necessarily better - many of the best knives on the market are only 10 inches long overall.

Some other features to look for in a knife are:

  • Blade shape: blunt tipped blades are safer, while pointed blades are more useful if you are into underwater hunting.
  • A good big sturdy handle: you will probably have thick gloves on.
  • Metal-butted handle: useful as a tank banger, or light duty hammer.
  • Saw edge: for heavy duty cutting.
  • Quick release depth compensating straps: much better than buckles.

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