Artificial Reef Sites (10/27) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Artificial Reef Sites (10/27)

Artificial Reefs

Dutch Springs
Huntington Artificial Reef
Kismet Artificial Reef
Matinecock Artificial Reef
Mattituck Artificial Reef
New Reef
Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
Smithtown Artificial Reef
Yellowbar Artificial Reef

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Elizabeth "Hooters"

Hooters reef — An undignified end for the sole remaining CRRNJ ferry *Elizabeth*

Type:: artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
Name:: All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
Built:: 1901, Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington DE USA, as Lakewood
Specs:: ( 200 x 44 ft ) 1016 gross tons
Sponsor:: NJ Coast 2005 Initiative
Sunk:: Wednesday August 3, 2005 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.682' -74°43.078'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Equity tug & barge

The small 'Equity' tug is on the right
The larger tug *Ranger* was sunk on the Manasquan Reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, barge, etc
Specs:: barge: ( 140 ft )
tug: ( 45 x 13 ft ) 20 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday January 14, 2021 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°28.340' -74°11.083'

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Evan Miller

Type:: artificial reef, work boat, USACE
Built:
Specs:: ( 27 ft )
Sunk:: 2004 - McAllister Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°32.141' -73°39.595'

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Evelyn Doris

Type:: artificial reef, towboat, USA
Built:: 1957, Vicksburg Marine Ways, Vicksburg MS USA, as Ernest Mack
Specs:: ( 64 x 23 ft ) 92 gross tons
Sponsor:: Dick Herb, Cape May County Charter Boat Association, Sport Fishing Fund
Sunk:: July 30?, 2025 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.544' -74°42.479'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Fallen Friends

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 40 ft )
Sponsor:: BassBarn.com, Deep Foundations
Sunk:: Monday August 23, 2004 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°57.710' -74°40.990'

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Fatuk

Type:: artificial reef, freighter
Built:: 1962, Tokushima Shipbuilding Sangyo - Komatsushima, Japan
Specs:: ( 160 x 25 ft ) 275 tons
Sponsor:: US Customs Service, Fish America, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Thursday October 27, 1988 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.609' -74°01.037'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Fells Point

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1956, Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville, LA USA
Specs:: ( 110 ft )
Sunk:: Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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First Lady

Leaving port as *Zulu* (1972-1974) later *Terra Nova*

Type:: artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:: 1944, Somerset Shipyard, Somerset MA USA as Rosalie D. Morse
Specs:: ( 89 x 23 ft ) 153 GT
Sponsor:: M & P Boat Inc.
Sunk:: Wednesday July 3, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°13.703' -74°12.486'
Depth:: 100 ft

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Fisherman

Type:: artificial reef, tanker barge
Specs:: ( 242 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Thursday August 7, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.930' -73°55.942'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Fishermans Dream

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1973, Seaman Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre AL
Specs:: ( 77 ft ) 132 gross tons
Sponsor:: Mr. Nam Win, Cape May County Charter and Party Boat Association, Sportfishing Fund
Sunk:: Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.500' -74°36.300'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Size: 6-8" (body)

Habitat: everywhere

Notes:
Sorry to say, but rats are especially common around watery habitats and are excellent swimmers. They are particularly fond of beaches, marshes, ships, docks, and jetties. The next time you go diving at Shark River, take a careful look in the rocks and you will likely see one or two scampering around, dining on old fishing bait and washed-up detritus, even in broad daylight. The Norway Rat is introduced from the Old World, and in most areas today it is more common than the native Black Rat.

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