- Type:
- submarine chaser, later trawler, scallop boat, USA
- Built:
- 1943, Elizabeth City Shipyard, Elizabeth City NC USA
- Specs:
- ( 112 x 18 ft ) 99 gross tons
- Sunk:
- ???
- Depth:
- 90 ft
More: Ida K SC-1282 ...
Military Reefs (3/6)
These are all reefs that have some connection to the military or Coast Guard, including DPC tugboats.
- 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'
More: Jet Trader YO-167 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.470' -72°46.489'
More: JJ DPC-19 ...
- 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
More: John S Dempster Jr FS-355 ...
- 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'
More: Johnny Buoy BUSL ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker, US Navy YW-83 class
- Built:
- 1945, Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, USA, as YW-127
- Specs:
- ( 174 x 33 ft )
- Sponsor:
- GPPCBA, Budweiser
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 16, 1998 - Shark River Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.419' -73°41.460'
- Depth:
- 125 ft
More: Mako Mania YW-127 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA as DPC-14, later Matt Turecamo
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- 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
More: Matt Turecamo DPC-14 ...
- 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'
More: Ocean Wreck Divers III YON-84 ...
- 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
More: Pauline Marie FS-??? ...
- 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'
More: Peggy Diana LCM-6 ...
Don't know how I missed this, but back in August, Stu retired and sold Dutch Springs to a developer who plans to put two warehouses on the property:
As you can see, one warehouse fills the small wooded area (lower-left) that was basically unused, while the other obliterates the entire area between the quarry and the road. This leaves no room for parking or facilities. The property is approximately 95 acres, but more than half of that is water.
Sad, but Stu built the place and ran it for 40 years, and he has a right to retire. As we all know, anything having to do with diving brings insurance into the mix, and thus far no other solution has been found.
The quarry will be fenced-off, and Dutch Springs will enter the history books.
More: Dutch Springs - The End of an Era ...