Military Reefs (5/5) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Military Reefs (5/5)

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

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USS Algol AKA-54

USS Algol reef — The *Algol* just prior to sinking, November 1991.

Type:: artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
Name:: One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star.
Built:: 1943; Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
Specs:: ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines
Sponsor:: Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
Sunk:: Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
Depth:: 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft

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V.L. Keegan YO-166

Type:: artificial reef, tanker - Spentonbush Company, USA (Hess Oil)
Built:: 1932, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
Specs:: ( 110 ft )
Sponsor:: Spectra Services
Sunk:: Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.525' -73°56.110'
Depth:: 60 ft

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VHFC / OWD I

Type:: artificial reef, MLB-44 patrol boats ( 2 ), US Coast Guard
Built:: 1960s, MD USA
Specs:: ( 44 x 12 ft ) 20 tons
Sponsor:: Ocean Wreck Divers
VHFC - Village Harbor Fishing Club, GDF
Depth:: OWD - 60 ft
VHFC - 80 ft
Sunk:: OWD - Tuesday July 11, 1995
VHFC - Tuesday May 16, 1995 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS - OWD:: 39°33.426' -74°05.973'
GPS - VHFC:: 39°33.496' -74°05.991'

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Vincent Tibbetts AOG-33

Type:: artificial reef, T1-M-A2 tanker, gasoline
Built:: 1944 Bayonne NJ USA as USS Ochlockonee AOG-33
Specs:: ( 244 x 37 ft ) tonnage unknown after lengthening
Sponsor:: Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund, friends of Walt Hendee, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°58.385' -74°11.429'
Depth:: 135 ft

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YC-1479

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Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1953, New Orleans LA, as BCL-1103
Specs:: ( 110 x 34 ft ) 144 tons
Sunk:: Friday Oct 20, 2000 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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YC-725

Type:: artificial reef, barge, US Navy
Built:: 1941, Dravo Corp, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:: ( 110 x 35 ft ) 400 tons dead weight
Sunk:: Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°36.608' -74°56.494'

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YOG-93

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, US Navy
Built:: 1945, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 174 x 33 ft ) 1390 tons
Sunk:: Monday June 25, 2007 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.590' -74°43.957'

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YOGN-8

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Specs:: ( 165 x 35 ft )
Sponsor:: Friends of John Dobilas & the McGraw Hill Foundation
Sunk:: Tuesday August 20, 1996 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.564' -74°01.341'
Depth:: 80 ft

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YON-80

Type:: artificial reef, barge, US Navy
Built:: 1942
Specs:: ( 174 x 40 ft ) 200 tons light
Sunk:: Tuesday June 18, 2002 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°36.424' -74°56.498'

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Zeeliner

Type:: artificial reef, ferry, converted WWII Navy patrol boat, USA
Built:
Specs:: ( 63 ft )
Sunk:: Friday May 10, 1985 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
Depth:: 75 ft
GPS:: 40°35.587' -73°11.221'

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Military Reefs

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March 3, 2025

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