Military Reefs (4/6) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Military Reefs (4/6)

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

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Point Swift WPB-82312

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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Red Oak WLM-689

Type:: artificial reef, buoy tender / ice breaker, US Coast Guard
Built:: 1971, US Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore MD
Specs:: ( 157 x 33 ft )
Depth:: 65 ft
Sponsor:: USCG, Dick Weber & South Jersey Fishing Center
Sunk:: Monday September 13, 1999 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.125' -74°40.816'

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Reedville FS-278

Type:: artificial reef, freighter, purse seiner
Built:: 1944, Wheeler Shipbuilding, Brooklyn NY USA, as Army FS-278
Specs:: ( 166 x 32 ft ) 542 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday, August 14, 2020 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.423' -74°44.295'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Rothenbach I YON-97

Type:: artificial reef, barge, fuel oil, US Navy
Built:: 1944, DeKom SB, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 165 x 35 ft ) 220 tons (empty) 1270 displacement tons (full)
Sponsor:: Rothenbach & Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Wednesday June 11, 1997 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.368' -74°39.800'

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Rothenbach II YON-96

Type:: artificial reef, barge, gasoline, US Navy
Built:: 1944, DeKom SB, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 165 x 35 ft ) 220 tons (empty) 1270 displacement tons (full)
Sponsor:: Rothenbach family, US Navy
Sunk:: Friday July 10, 1998 - Great Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.498' -74°21.483'

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salt barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: circa 1940
Specs:: ( 150 x38 ft )
Sponsor:: US Navy, NJCDC, Carbon Services Corp, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Friday April 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.959' -74°42.385'

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Sea Transporter YF-879

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Specs:: ( 133 x 30 ft )
Built:: 1945, American Bridge, Ambridge PA, as YF-879
Sponsor:: Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Friday August 21, 1992 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.118' -74°40.190'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Shearwater FS-411

USNS Shearwater reef — *Shearwater*, with *Tamaroa* behind

Type:: artificial reef, freighter, purse seiner
Built:: 1945, Hickinbotham Brothers, Stockton CA USA as FS-411 (US Army)
Specs:: ( 166 x 32 ft ) 542 tons
Sunk:: Dec 11, 2015 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°31.661' -74°30.607'
Depth:: 120 ft

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Tamaroa WMEC-166

Type:: artificial reef, fleet tugboat, cutter
Built:: 1943, Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR, as USS Zuni AT-95
Specs:: ( 205 x 38 ft ) 1,235 tons (light)
Sunk:: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°31.144' -74°30.747'
Depth:: 125 ft

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TD-21 DPC-21

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1944, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, as DPC-21
Specs:: ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
Sunk:: Saturday June 22, 2024 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.427' -74°43.073'

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Military Reefs

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Yet another place to dive the Shark River is on the south side, near the intersection of 1st Avenue and A Street, behind the apartments. There is limited but very convenient free parking. A small cement stairway leads down to a concrete ledge above the water. Climb down between the big rock and the bulkhead, where you will find more steps underwater. ( Whoever B.M and M.M. are - thank you! )

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