Dive Sites (18/45) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Dive Sites (18/45)

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Harry Rush

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship
Specs:: 965 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with barge F.F. Clain
Depth:: 80 ft

The Harry Rush is described as a freighter by Krotee, not always the most reliable source. The wreck commonly known as the Harry Rush is a sailing ship. The wreck is the typical three parallel wooden walls, very low-lying, with some steam machinery and chain pile at the west end. The orientation of the wreck is unusual, as if it sank while running for the shore, rather than riding out a storm. The absence of towing bits makes it likely this was a true sailing ship rather than a schooner barge.

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Harvey's Schooner

Type:: shipwreck, schooner
Depth:: 120 ft

The Harvey's Woody is an unidentified wooden schooner that sits in 120 feet of water about 24 miles out of Jones Inlet NY. According to diver Jim Fazzolare diver can find not only low lying ribs but a large pile of anchor chain, a large fluted anchor, and winch. This wreck is excellent for lobsters.

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Hempstead Artificial Reef

Depth: 50 - 72 ft

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Herbert Parker

Type:: shipwreck, freighter ?
Depth:: 180 ft

A large steel wreck, possibly of World War II vintage, with 30-40 ft of relief.

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Hereford Inlet

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HMS Culloden

Type:: shipwreck, frigate, British Royal Navy
Name:: The Battle of Culloden, where in 1745 the English army massacred the last of the Scottish resistance ( and much of the civilian population ), completing the English conquest of Scotland.
Built:: 1776, England
Specs:: ( 170 x 47 ft ) 1658 gross tons, 650 crew
Sunk:: Monday January 24, 1781
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

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HMS Hussar

Type:: shipwreck, frigate ( Mermaid-class, 6th-rate ), British Royal Navy
Name:: Hussars were light cavalry units of the period, known for their colorful and showy uniforms.
Built:: 1763, England
Specs:: ( 124 x 33 ft ) 627 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday November 23, 1780
struck a rock - unknown casualties, including prisoners
Depth:: probably buried in the landfill under the police station near 135th Street

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HMS Pentland Firth

Type:: shipwreck, trawler, Royal Navy
Name:: Pentland Firth is the channel between the northern tip of Scotland and the Islands that form Scapa Flow, the great British naval base, and today one of the best wreck diving locales in the world.
Built:: 1934, England
Specs:: ( 164 x 27 ft ) 485 gross tons
Sunk:: Saturday September 19, 1942
collision with minesweeper trawler USS Chaffinch (400 tons) - ? casualties
GPS:: 40°25.433' -73°52.204' (AWOIS 1991)
Depth:: 70 ft

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Hornet

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: ( 70 ft )
Depth:: 50 ft

intact, steel

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Horton's Point / Commodore

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1848, NY USA
Specs:: ( 275 x 32 ft ) 984 gross tons
Sunk:: Saturday December 27, 1866
beached to prevent foundering in a storm; old age & decay - no casualties

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China Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship
Specs:: ( 140 ft ? )
Depth:: 45 ft

The "China Wreck" is the partial remains of an unidentified late 19th-century wooden sailing ship, with a cargo of china plates and cups, and miscellaneous articles. The wreck must be dived at slack tide, and even then conditions at the mouth of Delaware Bay tend to be muddy. The plates themselves date from about 1875, and are fairly ordinary and of little value except to divers who prize such artifacts; and despite years of plunder, there are still more to be found.

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