Artificial Reef Sites (18/25)

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PATH / SEPTA Subway Cars reef
Type:
5 MP51 "K-Car" type PATH train cars ( the "Tubes" )
steel body / cement sub-flooring
Built:
1958 onwards - St. Louis Car Company
( numbers between 1200 and 1249 )
Specs:
( 51 x 9 x 12 ft ) 69,300 lbs, 44 seats
Sponsor:
SEPTA
Sunk:
Thursday July 19, 1990 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.675' -73°57.077'
Depth:
70 ft



Peggy Diana reef
Peggy Diana is the landing craft, not the tugboat.
Type:
artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized, see "Captain Henry")
Specs:
( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
Sponsor:
Army Transportation Corps
Sunk:
Saturday November 14, 1987 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°50.830' -74°42.510'


Point Swift WPB-82312 reef
A "Point"-class cutter under way
Type:
artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
Specs:
( 83 x 17 ft )
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Thursday March 30, 2000 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°51.620' -74°40.600'





Artificial Reef Sites

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Burbot

Lota lota

Size
to 15" avg.,
sometimes much larger

The Burbot is the only freshwater representative of the Cod family. Although native to the Great Lakes, and Midwest, they have been widely introduced for fishermen. Adults prefer deep cold water but spawn under ice in the shallows.

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