- Type:
- artificial reef, drydock barge
- Specs:
- ( 100 ft )
- Sunk:
- February 1979 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- Sponsor:
- Artificial Reef Committee
- Depth:
- 75 ft
- GPS:
- 40°07.759' -73°56.384'
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New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (6/17)
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Name:
- Named for the Delaware Valley Divers club, who sponsored it,
and their peculiar aversion to nature's perfect packaging. - Specs:
- ( 140 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Delaware Valley Divers club & Peter King
- Sunk:
- Monday September 14, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.400' -73°57.080'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: DVD Barge ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, schooner barge, USA
( The small smokestack in the pictures is for an electrical generator. ) - Built:
- 1919, Baltimore MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 306 x 35 ft ) 2072 tons, 14 crew
- Sponsor:
- Modern Transportation Co.
- Sunk:
- July 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.964' -73°57.571'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: Dykes ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, tank, US Navy
- Built:
- 1942 Grange TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 174 x 40 ft ) 200 tons light
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
- Sunk:
- Wednesday October 8, 1997 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°00.587' -73°59.391'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
- Name:
- All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
- Built:
- 1901 Wilmington DE USA, as Lakewood
- Specs:
- ( 200 x 44 ft ) 1016 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- NJ Coast 2005 Initiative
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 3, 2005 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.682' -74°43.078'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- BassBarn.com, Deep Foundations
- Sunk:
- Monday August 23, 2004 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°57.710' -74°40.990'
More: Fallen Friends ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter
- Built:
- 1963, Japan
- Specs:
- ( 160 x 25 ft )
- Sponsor:
- US Customs Service, Fish America, Sportfish Fund
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 27, 1988 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°37.609' -74°01.037'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: Fatuk ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Specs:
- ( 95 x 23 ft )
- Sponsor:
- M & P Boat Inc.
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 3, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.703' -74°12.486'
- Depth:
- 100 ft
More: First Lady ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker barge
- Specs:
- ( 242 x 42 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Spentonbush Red Star Company, Sportfish Fund
- Sunk:
- Thursday August 7, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.930' -73°55.942'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: Fisherman ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 2000 - Gulf Coast Steel, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA as Discover
- Specs:
- ( 80 ft ) 143 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Mr. Nam Win, Cape May County Charter and Party Boat Association, Sportfishing Fund
- Sunk:
- Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.500' -74°36.300'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
More: Fisherman's Dream ...
Marine distance measurements are expressed in terms of nautical miles. A nautical mile is significantly different from a common or statute mile. The conversion is 1 nautical mile = 1.151 statute miles, or approximately 6076 ft ( vs. 5280 ft for a statute mile. )
Why such a confounded thing as this? Here's why:
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