Long Island Sound Dive Sites (2/4) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Long Island Sound Dive Sites (2/4)

Long Island Sound - West Chart

Long Island Sound - East Chart

Long Island Sound averages 60 ft in depth, with the greatest depth of over 300 ft at the eastern end. Tidal effects are strongest at the narrow western end, where all the inrushing water flow piles up and makes tidal variations of up to 7 ft. Strong tidal currents are also prevalent, and visibility tends to be poorer than the open ocean, especially at depth.

Long Island Sound Dive Sites

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Horton's Point / Commodore

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1848, Jeremiah Simonson, Greenpoint 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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Huntington Artificial Reef

Depth: 47 to 53 feet
1.16 nautical miles northeast of Lloyd Point

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John A. Downs

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Specs:: ( 113 ft ) 8 crew
Sunk:: Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:: 230 ft

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Larchmont

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1885, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA
Specs:: ( 252 x 37 ft ) 1605 tons, 351 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Monday February 11, 1907
collision with schooner Harry Knowlton - 334 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft

huge paddlewheels; wooden hull draped with fishing nets; hazardous currents & poor viz.

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Lexington

Type:: steamer, USA
Built:: 1835, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 207 x 21 ft ) 488 gross tons, 165 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Monday January 13, 1840
fire - 4 survivors
Depth:: 125 ft - 150 ft

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Maine

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1891, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:: ( 310 x 44 ft ) 1505 gross tons
Sunk:: Wednesday February 4, 1920
pushed onto rocks by pack ice - no casualties
Depth:: 15 ft