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Susan Rose Sunk in February

The Susan Rose was re-sunk as an artificial reef in February. At present there still has been no public announcement. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire:

https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

If you would like to visit this or any other of New Jersey's new unpublished reefs, contact New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator Peter Clarke at Mad Hatter Charters in Neptune City.

Artificial Reefs

The pink and white areas are shipping lanes. 'Natural' shipwrecks are depicted with a wreck symbol.

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Tobacco Pointe

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1954 Calumet IL as Sharon Lee
Specs:: ( 89 x 26 ft ) 167 gross tons
Sponsor:: thesportfishngfund.org, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Thursday June 16, 2016 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.038' -74°12.568'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Towboat #9

Type:: artificial reef, tow boat, originally USCG patrol boat
Specs:: ( 40 x 12 ft )
Sponsor:: Artificial Reef Association, Jim Lees
Sunk:: Wednesday July 31, 1995 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°45.127' -74°01.297'

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Troy

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1955 Cohoes NY USA
Specs:: ( 90 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:: Joe Williams, Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club, Atlantic County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Friday April 27, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°15.290' -74°14.060'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Tuna Sub

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: circa 1990, NY USA
Specs:: ( 42 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:: Forked River Tuna Club
Sunk:: Tuesday May 21, 2002 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°45.973' -74°01.459'

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Twin Capes

Type:: artificial reef, ferry
Built:: 1975, Houston, TX
Specs:: ( 320 x 68 ft ) 2,139 tons
Sunk:: Friday, June 15, 2018 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°30.882' -74°30.848'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Two Friends

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1975 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:: ( 70 ft ) 147 gross tons
Sunk:: Tuesday October 9, 2001 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.480' -72°46.503'

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USS Algol AKA-54

USS Algol reef — The *Algol* just prior to sinking, November 1991.

Type:: artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
Name:: One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star.
Built:: 1943; Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
Specs:: ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines
Sponsor:: Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
Sunk:: Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
Depth:: 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft

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USS Arthur W Radford DD-968

USS Arthur W. Radford reef — *Radford* with an experimental stealth mast

Type:: artificial reef, Spruance-class destroyer, US Navy
Built:: 1975, Pascagoula MS USA
Specs:: ( 563 x 55 ft ) 8,040 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°30.850' -74°30.656' originally, now ???
Depth:: 130 ft

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V.L. Keegan YO-166

Type:: artificial reef, tanker - Spentonbush Company, USA (Hess Oil)
Built:: 1932, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
Specs:: ( 110 ft )
Sponsor:: Spectra Services
Sunk:: Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.525' -73°56.110'
Depth:: 60 ft

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VHFC / OWD I

Type:: artificial reef, MLB-44 patrol boats ( 2 ), US Coast Guard
Built:: 1960s, MD USA
Specs:: ( 44 x 12 ft ) 20 tons
Sponsor:: Ocean Wreck Divers
VHFC - Village Harbor Fishing Club, GDF
Depth:: OWD - 60 ft
VHFC - 80 ft
Sunk:: OWD - Tuesday July 11, 1995
VHFC - Tuesday May 16, 1995 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS - OWD:: 39°33.426' -74°05.973'
GPS - VHFC:: 39°33.496' -74°05.991'

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