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Long Island Sound Dive Sites (2/4)

Long Island Sound - West Chart

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Atlantic
  3. Barataria
  4. USS Bass
  5. Bayville barge
  6. Black Point
  7. Celtic/Cape Race
  8. Condor
  9. HMS Culloden
  10. Defender
  11. John A. Downs
  12. Essex
  13. Gwendoline Steers
  14. USS G-1
  15. USS G-2
  16. Grecian
  17. Horton's Point / Commodore
  18. Huntington Artificial Reef
  19. HMS Hussar
  20. USS L-8
  21. Larchmont
  22. Lexington
  23. Lightburne
  24. Malden
  25. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  26. Mattituck Inlet
  27. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  28. Montauk Inlet
  29. Mount Sinai Harbor
  30. Myronus
  31. USS Ohio
  32. Olinda
  33. Pinnacle
  34. Poling Bros #2
  35. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  36. Port Jefferson Inlet
  37. Puszta
  38. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
  39. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  40. Snug Harbor
  41. Thames
  42. Thelma Phoebe
  43. U-853
  44. Volund
  45. Delaware River Water Gap
  46. Block Island Wind Farm

Long Island Sound - East Chart

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Atlantic
  3. Barataria
  4. USS Bass
  5. Bayville barge
  6. Black Point
  7. Celtic/Cape Race
  8. Condor
  9. HMS Culloden
  10. Defender
  11. John A. Downs
  12. Essex
  13. Gwendoline Steers
  14. USS G-1
  15. USS G-2
  16. Grecian
  17. Horton's Point / Commodore
  18. Huntington Artificial Reef
  19. USS L-8
  20. Larchmont
  21. Lexington
  22. Lightburne
  23. Malden
  24. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  25. Mattituck Inlet
  26. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  27. Montauk Inlet
  28. Mount Sinai Harbor
  29. Myronus
  30. USS Ohio
  31. Olinda
  32. Pinnacle
  33. Poling Bros #2
  34. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  35. Port Jefferson Inlet
  36. Puszta
  37. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
  38. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  39. Snug Harbor
  40. Thames
  41. Thelma Phoebe
  42. U-853
  43. Volund
  44. Delaware River Water Gap
  45. Block Island Wind Farm

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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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Horton's Point / Commodore

Horton's Point

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

Huntington Artificial Reef

1.16 nautical miles northeast of Lloyd Point, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 47 to 53 feet

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John A. Downs

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Type:
Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
Specs:
( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft

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Larchmont

Shipwreck 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

Shipwreck 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

Shipwreck 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

low debris field

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Matinecock Artificial Reef

Matinecock Artificial Reef

  1. 40' steel barge
  2. 46' barge

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Mattituck Inlet

Mattituck Inlet

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Mattituck Artificial Reef

Mattituck Artificial Reef

  1. Socatean

2.37 nautical miles northwest of Mattituck Inlet, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 72 to 100 feet

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Long Island Sound Dive Sites

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