Artificial Reef Sites (24/26) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Artificial Reef Sites (24/26)

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 Shipyard & Drydock, 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, Matton Shipyard, Cohoes NY USA as Matton
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, Todd Houston, 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, 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, Moore Drydock, 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, Ingalls Shipbuilding, 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, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
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:: 1963, Curtis Bay MD USA
Specs:: ( 44 x 12 ft ) 20 tons
Sponsor:: Ocean Wreck Divers (USCG 44333)
VHFC - Village Harbor Fishing Club, GDF (USCG 44322)
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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Balaena

Type:: sailing ship
Name:: Balaena is an old term for whale, derived from Latin. The name was found inscribed on the ship's bell.
Depth:: 170 ft

shipwreck, wooden hull full of coal

A wood sailing ship in the Mud Hole at a depth of 170 feet. She was a collier or ore carrier. She is still largely intact, coal in what's left of her holds. Divers tell tales of finding lots of deadeyes, but I haven't seen or heard of one coming from this wreck in many years. Her bell was found to identify her name, but not much else has been discovered about her history. A dive for the very experienced diver. Limited visibility, deep and dark. For those with the technical dive skill, it is a very nice dive.

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