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Shipwreck Antioch
Note the life-saving breeches-buoy at right
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:
1876
Specs:
( 180 ft ) 986 tons, 10 crew
Sunk:
Friday March 27, 1914
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft

Probably sanded-in by beach restoration work


Shipwreck Arnoff
Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Specs:
( 200 ft est.)
Sunk:
late 1800s ?
Depth:
80 ft

Shipwreck Arundo
The Arundo as she appeared just prior to sinking.
Note the locomotives on deck, foreward of the aft mast.
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
Built:
1930, New Castle England, as Petersfield
Specs:
( 412 x 55 ft ) 5163 gross tons, 43 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday April 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-136 - 6 casualties
Depth:
140 ft max; 110 ft min; 125 ft typical

Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Specs:
( 330 x 40 ft )
Sunk:
March 12, 1932
Depth:
95 ft

Capt. Mick Trzaska of the dive boat CRT II also calls this the "Bomb Wreck", since it once produced a live aircraft-type explosive. * A diver had sent it up with a lift bag thinking it was a champagne bottle! How it got there is anyone's guess.

* Probably a World War II hedgehog.


Shipwreck 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

Shipwreck Atlantic
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
May 1846, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 320 x 36 ft ) 1112 gross tons, 75 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday November 26, 1846
boiler explosion; then grounded during storm on Fisher's Island - 45 casualties
Depth:
20 ft

Atlantic Beach Artificial Reef

3.0 nautical miles south of Atlantic Beach, 0.64 sq miles
Depth: 55 - 64 ft


Atlantic City Artificial Reef

12.2 Nautical Miles off Atlantic City, 5.00 sq miles
Depth: 55-95 ft [download]



Shipwreck Atlantus
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1918, Liberty Shipbuilding, 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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