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Captain Etzel

Captain Etzel reef

Type:: artificial reef, barge, US Navy
Built:: 1968, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, as YC-1504
Specs:: ( 110 x 32 ft )
Sponsor:: US Navy, Clark's Landing Marina
Sunk:: Wednesday July 6, 1994 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.910' -73°56.168'

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Captain Henry

Captain Henry reef — "Captain Henry" - the bow ramp appears to have been welded up

Type:: artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized) used as buoy tender
Built:: 1943 New Orleans LA USA
Specs:: ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
Sponsor:: Bureau of Coastal Engineering, Fish America &
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Sunday May 6, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.200' -74°42.280'

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car float barge

Car Float #52 reef — The Car Float barge is pushed up the Navesink River below Twin Lights. The tugboat is the Billy D, later sunk on the Shark River Reef.

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 270 x 39 ft )
Sponsor:: East Coast Tender Services
Sunk:: Wednesday February 10, 1988 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.135' -73°56.919'

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Carlson II

Carlson II reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Specs:: ( 70 ft )
Sponsor:: Axel Carlson Jr.
Sunk:: June 1973 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.805' -73°57.176'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Carol Moran / Point Pub

Carol Moran reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1949 Orange TX USA
Specs:: ( 100 x 27 ft ) 240 tons
Sponsor:: Atlantic County Reef Society, Fish America, 1000 Fathom Club
Dedication:: Point Pub
Sunk:: Tuesday July 17, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°15.449' -74°14.173'
Depth:: 90 ft

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Carter's Creek

dis-masted, cleaned, and ready for sinking

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, purse seiner
Built:: 1948, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA, as Absecon
Specs:: ( 140x25 ft ) 198 gross tons
Sunk:: Wednesday May 19, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°05.010' -73°59.632'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Caterina.D

Caterina D reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1973 - Bishop Shipbuilding, Aransas Pass TX USA as America 200
Specs:: ( 70 ft ) 137 gross tons
Sponsor:: Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club
Sunk:: Tuesday April 24, 2007 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°01.650' -73°59.747'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Cecilia J Brown DPC-42

Cecilia J Brown reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1944 Decatur AL USA
Specs:: ( 81 x 24 ft )
Sponsor:: Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Monday August 16, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°52.950' -74°40.200'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Choctaw

Choctaw reef — Photo courtesy of McAllister Towing

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Name:: An Indian tribe of south and central Mississippi, later forcibly moved to the Oklahoma territory.
Built:: 1966, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
Specs:: ( 90 x 24 ft ) 84 gross tons
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society
Sunk:: Tuesday April 7, 1991 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.894' -74°01.284'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Cinderella

Cinderella reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1964, St. Augustine FL ?
Specs:: ( 70 ft )
Sunk:: Tuesday March 15, 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Sponsor:: Artificial Reef Committee
GPS:: 40°06.777' -73°56.860'

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