- 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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Artificial Reefs (26/28)
- 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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- Type:
- shipwreck, Balao ( modified Gato ) class submarine, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1944, Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT USA
- Specs:
- ( 312 x 27 ft ) 1810 tons, no crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday June 7, 1989
"Africa Queen" artificial reef, Maryland - Depth:
- 70 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, patrol boat, U.S. Navy (converted yacht)
- Built:
- 1929, Germany, as Lone Star
- Specs:
- ( 171 x 26 ft ) 469 gross tons, 47 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday October 15, 1943
collision with destroyer USS Greer ( 1090 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 130 ft
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Specs:
- ( 67 x 22 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Vicki-Pat Inc.
- Sunk:
- Monday Oct 30, 1989 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°15.255' -74°14.818'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1972, Master Marine, Bayou La Batre, AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 68 ft ) 91 GT
- Sunk:
- Friday June 18, 2004 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.382' -72°46.562'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, T1-M-A2 tanker, gasoline
- Built:
- 1944, East Coast Shipyards, Bayonne NJ USA as USS Ochlockonee AOG-33
- Specs:
- ( 244 x 37 ft ) tonnage unknown after lengthening
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund, friends of Walt Hendee, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°58.385' -74°11.429'
- Depth:
- 135 ft
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Beetles are differentiated from bugs by having the first pair of wings developed into armored shields, which protect the second pair of wings and the soft body. They can still fly with their second pair of wings, which fold up out of sight when not in use. Only adults are shown here.
Water Scavenger Beetle
Hydrophilus triangularis
to 1.3"
Adults feed mainly on plant matter; larvae are carnivorous. Other diving beetles are predatory.
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