Ocean Wreck Divers IV "The Bow"

Ocean Wreck Divers IV reef
Please support the Artificial Reef Program so that they can sink the rest of this ship !
Type:
artificial reef, tanker ( front half only )
Specs:
( 85 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:
Ocean Wreck Divers
Sunk:
Friday August 7, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.750' -73°56.345'
Depth:
70 ft

Think of it as a miniature inshore Algol, or half-Algol. The vessel was scrapped halfway through construction and donated to the Artificial Reef Program. In this state, it would require very little clean-up, with no engine room or other contaminated areas. The triangular space inside the bow is easily penetrated, the cargo tanks are less so. A field of concrete rubble extends around the site, an ideal home for fish and lobsters.


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Shipwreck USS Murphy
Type:
shipwreck, destroyer, Benson class, U.S. Navy ( similar to USS Turner )
Built:
1941, Staten Island NY USA
Specs:
( 348 x 36 ft ) 1620 displacement tons, 266 crew
Sunk:
Thursday October 21, 1943
collision with tanker Bulkoil (8071 tons) - 38 casualties
Depth:
260 ft

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