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Admiral DuPont

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1847, England, as Anglia
Specs:: ( 195 x 28 ft ) 750 gross tons, 50 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Thursday June 8, 1865
collision with ship Stadacona - 17 casualties
Depth:: 150 ft

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Alex Gibson

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Built:: 1877
Specs:: ( 180 ft ) 2154 tons
Sunk:: 1930s, no casualties
Depth:: 40 ft

The Alex Gibson shipwreck is the remains of a wooden barge. The barge was built in 1877 was 180 ft long and displaced 2154 tons. She was sunk in the 1930s and now sits in 40 ft of water on a clean sand bottom.

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Almirante

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:: 1909, Ireland
Specs:: ( 378 x 50 ft ) 3121 gross tons, 105 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Friday September 6, 1918
collision with U.S. Navy tanker Hisko - 5 casualties
Depth:: 70 ft

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American

Type:: shipwreck, private yacht converted to oil barge, USA
Built:: 1898, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 218 x 23 ft ) 836 gross tons
Sunk:: Wednesday October 14, 1925
foundered - no casualties
Depth:: 55 ft

partially intact steel hull

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Astra

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Denmark
Name:: Astra is Latin for star.
Built:: 1945, Denmark, as Gudnaes
Specs:: ( 333 x 51 ft ) 2709 gross tons, 105 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Friday March 30, 1951
collision with freighter Steel Inventor ( 5689 tons) - 5 casualties
Depth:: 85 ft

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Atlantic City Artificial Reef

12.2 Nautical Miles off Atlantic City
Depth: 55-95 ft

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Atlantus

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:: 1918, Brunswick GA USA
Specs:: ( 260 x 43 ft ) 2000 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:: Tuesday June 8, 1926
dragged anchor and grounded in storm while awaiting final disposition
Depth:: 25 ft

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Azua

Type:: shipwreck, 4 masted schooner, USA
Built:: 1918, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 171 x 34 ft ) 664 gross tons, 8 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday May 14, 1930
collision with liner City of Atlanta - no casualties
Depth:: 130 ft

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Brian C

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1948, New Orleans LA USA, as John Cushman
Specs:: ( 86 x 21 ft ) 136 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday November 13, 1979
foundered in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 150 ft

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Cape May Dive Sites

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Brightliner Subway Cars

Type:: ~100 "Brightliner" subway cars - NYC Subway system
Built:: 1963-1964 - Budd Company - Model R32 # 3350-3949
1966-1967 - St. Louis Car - Model R38 # 3950-4149
1967-1969 - St. Louis Car - Model R40 # 4150-4349
1969-1970 - St. Louis Car - Model R42 # 4550-4949
Specs:: ( 60 x 10 ft ) 10 tons ( all, typical, body only )
Sunk:: 44 cars were sunk on Atlantic City Reef on April 3, 2008
more in Cape May reef and Delaware reefs
Sponsor:: New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA )
GPS:: too many to list, and all gone anyway
Depth:: Depths vary by location

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