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New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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#9 reef
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat, originally USCG patrol boat
Specs:
( 40 x 12 ft )
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Association, Jim Lees
Sunk:
Wednesday July 31, 1995 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.127' -74°01.297'

Troy reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1955 Cohoes NY USA
Specs:
( 90 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:
Joe Williams, Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club, Atlantic County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Friday April 27, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°15.290' -74°14.060'
Depth:
75 ft

Tuna Sub reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
circa 1990, NY USA
Specs:
( 42 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:
Forked River Tuna Club
Sunk:
Tuesday May 21, 2002 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.973' -74°01.459'

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


Ocean Wreck Divers I reef
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'


Vincent Tibbetts reef
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



New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites

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Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria - New York Times
Type:
shipwreck, liner, Italy
Name:
A 16th century Genoese Admiral. This name had been previously carried by a number of Italian warships ( see page bottom )
Built:
1951, Italy
Specs:
( 700 x 90 ft ) 29083 displacement tons, 1706 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Thursday July 26, 1956
collision with freighter Stockholm ( 12000 tons) - 46 casualties
GPS:
40°29.405' -69°52.028' (AWOIS)
Depth:
240 ft ( 190 ft minimum )

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