Dive Sites (42/45) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Dive Sites (42/45)

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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; 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

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, US Navy
Name:: An Indian tribe of Pennsylvania and New York, later relocated to Oklahoma.
Built:: 1891, Camden NJ USA, as Edgar F. Luckenbach
Specs:: ( 120 x 25 ft ) 272 gross tons, 20 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday July 26, 1918
foundered in storm - 10 survivors
Depth:: 90 ft

Type:: shipwreck, submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1912, Bridgeport, CT USA
Specs:: ( 161 x 13 ft ) 400 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Wednesday July 30, 1919
foundered after weapons tests - 3 casualties (inspection crew)
Depth:: 81 ft

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

Type:: shipwreck, destroyer, Benson class, U.S. Navy ( similar to USS Turner )
Built:: 1941, Staten Island NY USA
Specs:: ( 348 x 36 ft ) 1620 displacement tons, 266 crew
Sunk:: Thursday October 21, 1943
collision with tanker Bulkoil (8071 tons) - 38 casualties
Depth:: 260 ft

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