New Jersey Scuba Diving

Dauntless

Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1936, Jakobson Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 80x24 ft ) 146 gross tons
Sunk:
Tuesday November 26, 2019 - 12-Mile Artificial Reef
Depth:
125 ft
GPS:
40°37.073' -72°31.094'

Built in 1936, by Jakobson Shipyard Incorporated of Brooklyn New York (hull #259) as the Dauntless No. 11 for the Dauntless Towing Company of New York, New York. In 1955, the tug was acquired by the Moran Towing Company of New York, New York, where she was renamed Martha Moran. In 1978, she was acquired by the Crosby Towboat Company of Boston, Massachusetts, where she was renamed back to Dauntless. In 1989, the tug was acquired by the C and M Towing Company of New York, New York, and retained her name. In 2005, she went out of documentation.

tugboatinformation.com

Martha Moran
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The tugboat graveyard in Staten Island, June 2019. Dauntless is in the center, Relentless immediately to the left, Jane to the right ( blue tarp. )

The Tugboat Graveyard

Note: the Dauntless' length was mis-reported as 100 feet. The correct figure is 80 feet.

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Dive Sites References

There is actually a wealth of books on the subject of diving the New Jersey / New York area. A great deal more information, including loran numbers and/or directions, much more detailed histories and descriptions, and historical photos, can be found in these references, and I highly recommend all of them. You can find these at your local dive shop, or order all of them directly from the links on this page.

Many out-of-print titles are still available from used book dealers and can be found by searching online.

Update 2020:

Unfortunately, most of these are out of print now, but you can search out used copies.

Latest


Undiminished Violence
by Thomas G Clark		Undiminished Violence

Where Divers Dare
The Hunt for the Last U-boat
by Randall Peffer		Where Divers Dare

Hidden History of Maritime New Jersey
by Steve Nagiewicz		Hidden History of Maritime New Jersey

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