Garden State North Artificial Reef (1/2) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Garden State North Artificial Reef (1/2)

6.5 Nautical Miles off Harvey Cedars
Depth: 65-85 ft

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AH Dumont YO-54

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1940, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Tuesday June 10, 1986 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.727' -74°01.079'
Depth:: 85 ft

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Aqua II

Type:: artificial reef, barge, water
Built:: 1913, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 110 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:: Eklof Marine Co., Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Saturday November 7, 1987 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.474' -74°01.217'
Depth:: 80 ft

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The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.

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Choctaw

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Name:: An Indian tribe of south and central Mississippi, later forcibly moved to the Oklahoma territory.
Built:: 1966, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
Specs:: ( 90 x 24 ft ) 84 gross tons
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society
Sunk:: Tuesday April 7, 1991 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.894' -74°01.284'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Coleman II

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 60 x 25 ft )
Sponsor:: Coleman Construction Co, Fish America, Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Wednesday June 21, 1995 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.296' -74°01.214'
Depth:: 80 ft