New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (13/18)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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PATH / SEPTA Subway Cars reef
Type:
5 MP51 "K-Car" type PATH train cars ( the "Tubes" )
steel body / cement sub-flooring
Built:
1958 onwards - St. Louis Car Company
( numbers between 1200 and 1249 )
Specs:
( 51 x 9 x 12 ft ) 69,300 lbs, 44 seats
Sponsor:
SEPTA
Sunk:
Thursday July 19, 1990 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.675' -73°57.077'
Depth:
70 ft



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'




Photo by Marc Piche
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1975, Savannah GA, USA, as Capt. Leary
Specs:
( 53 x 18 ft ) 55 tons
Sunk:
Thursday Jan 14, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°04.784' -73°59.420'
Depth:
75 ft

Red Oak WLM-689 reef
Sister ship Red Birch
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'

New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites

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Townsend's Inlet Artificial Reef

Depth: 50-65 ft [download]

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