New Jersey Scuba Diving

Military Reefs (3/5)

These are all reefs that have some connection to the military or Coast Guard, including DPC tugboats.

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Jet Trader YO-167

Jet Trader reef

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1944, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 156 x 30 ft ) 440 tons
Sponsor:: Cleanwater of New York
Sunk:: Friday September 2 2005 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°13.850' -74°12.510'

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JJ DPC-19

wheelhouse up - looks a little bizarre

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
Specs:: ( 86 x 24 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.470' -72°46.489'

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John S Dempster Jr FS-355

Type:: artificial reef, freighter, purse seiner
Built:: 1944, J.K. Welding, Yonkers NY, as FS-355 (US Army)
Specs:: ( 166 x 32 ft ) 542 tons
Sunk:: Thursday, Jan 21, 2021 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°31.340' -74°30.671'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Johnny Buoy BUSL

Tethered to the Cape Straight for sinking

Type:: artificial reef, buoy tender
Built:: 1969
Specs:: ( 46' x 16' )
Sponsor:: USCG, New Jersey State Police
Sunk:: Thursday September 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.106' -74°42.170'

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Mako Mania YW-127

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, US Navy YW-83 class
Built:: 1945, Bay Shipbuilding, Surgeon Bay, WI, USA, as YW-127
Specs:: ( 165 x 33 ft )
Sponsor:: GPPCBA, Budweiser
Sunk:: Thursday July 16, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.419' -73°41.460'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Matt Turecamo DPC-14

Matt Turecamo reef — Yes, that is wood grain

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA as DPC-14, later Matt Turecamo
Specs:: ( 86 ft ) 146 gross tons
Sponsor:: Sean Maubray, FCO
Sunk:: Thursday October 17, 1996 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.514' -73°56.465'
Depth:: 80 ft, main deck at 65 ft

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Ocean Wreck Divers III YON-84

Ocean Wreck Divers III reef

Type:: artificial reef, barge, tank, US Navy
Built:: 1942, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX USA
Specs:: ( 174 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:: Ocean Wreck Divers
Sunk:: Wednesday October 8, 1997 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°00.587' -73°59.391'

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Pauline Marie FS-???

Pauline Marie reef

Type:: artificial reef, freighter, USA
Built:: 1944/1945 USA as FS-??? (US Army Design 381)
Specs:: ( 176 x 32 ft ) 560 tons
Sponsor:: Seacoast Products Inc, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Friday March 29, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°13.763' -74°12.182'
Depth:: 85 ft

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Peggy Diana LCM-6

Peggy Diana reef — Peggy Diana is the landing craft, not the tugboat.

Type:: artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized, see "Captain Henry")
Specs:: ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
Sponsor:: Army Transportation Corps
Sunk:: Saturday November 14, 1987 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.830' -74°42.510'

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Point Swift WPB-82312

Point Swift WPB-82312 reef — A "Point"-class cutter under way

Type:: artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
Built:: 1961, US Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore MD USA
Specs:: ( 83 x 17 ft )
Sponsor:: Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Thursday March 30, 2000 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.620' -74°40.600'

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Military Reefs

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