Clam Dredges (2/3)

small commercial fishing vessel
A small commercial fishing vessel of unknown type, although the bushels on deck would imply that she was after some kind of shellfish.

There are three basic types of commercial fishing vessels found in the Mid-Atlantic region: trawlers, seiners/gill-netters, and long-liners. A trawler or "dragger" operates by towing its fishing gear across the bottom. Weighted nets take bottom fishes, while cage-like steel dredges take clams and scallops. A seiner uses a floating net to encircle schools of surface-swimming fishes such as herring and tuna. A long-liner sets out miles of buoyed line with baited hooks to catch sharks, tuna, and swordfish. One could also add lobster boats and charter fishing or "head" boats to this list. And of course, dive boats.

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Shipwreck John Marvin
Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1951, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA, as Maidstone
Specs:
( 120 ft ) 227 gross tons, 5 crew
Sunk:
Thursday January 16, 1992; winter storm - no casualties
Depth:
70 ft



reef Miss Doxsee
Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge
Built:
1970, MKR, Wildwood NJ USA
Specs:
( 72 ft ) 125 gross tons
Sponsor:
Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Monday August 13, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°06.605' -74°36.177'
Depth:
60 ft


Nils S reef
Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1948, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA, as Brigantine
Specs:
( 122 x 24 ft ) 178 gross tons
Sponsor:
Gifford Marine Company, Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:
Saturday April 23, 1989 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°13.610' -74°13.045'
Depth:
90 ft

Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Sunk:
Monday April 17, 1961
Depth:
65 ft

wooden hull probably completely disintegrated by now


Sea Girt was sister to Beach Haven
Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1949, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA
Specs:
( 120 ft ) 177 GT
Sunk:
August 1990
Depth:
65 ft

intact, upright, steel hull


Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge
Built:
1968, Kennedy Brown, Palatka FL
Specs:
( 71 ft ) 116 gross tons, 3 crew
Sunk:
Thursday January 16, 1992; winter storm - no survivors
Depth:
75 ft


Clam Dredges

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