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New Jersey Artificial Reefs (16/18)

Susan Rose Sunk in February

The Susan Rose was re-sunk as an artificial reef in February. At present there still has been no public announcement. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire:

https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

If you would like to visit this or any other of New Jersey's new unpublished reefs, contact New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator Peter Clarke at Mad Hatter Charters in Neptune City.

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Spartan

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1957, Calumet Shipyard & Drydock, Chicago IL USA
Specs:: ( 85 x 23 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:: Friday January 31, 1986 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.158' -73°57.198'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Starcraft

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1936, Port Richmond, NY USA
Specs:: ( 150 x 40 ft ) 684 GT
Sponsor:: Eklof Marine, Ocean Wreck Divers club, Artificial Reef Association, Village Harbor Fishing Club
Sunk:: Wednesday May 11, 1994 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°33.528' -74°06.309'

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Steven McAllister

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, McAllister Towing, USA
Built:: 1949, Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, NY USA, as Paterson
Specs:: ( 95 x 25 ft )
Sponsor:: Hudson River Fishermen's Association of New Jersey
Sunk:: Friday September 22, 2000 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.883' -73°41.534'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Storm

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1967, Rockport Yacht & Supply Co. (RYSCO), Rockport TX as Faneca
Specs:: ( 95 ft ) 66 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday August 11, 2023 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.249' -74°01.178'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Strathmere barges

Type:: artificial reef, barge (3)
Specs:: ( unknown )
Sunk:: Thursday May 16, 2019 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.446' -74°36.429'
39°06.479' -74°36.316'
39°06.452' -74°36.455'

There was never any public notice of these sinkings, although they appeared later in lists.

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Sulzer barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 100 ft )
Sunk:: Friday May 25, 2007 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°10.032' -74°34.008'

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Susan Rose

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose
Specs:: ( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: UNPUBLISHED
Depth:: 75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies:

https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

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Swensen barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1970
Specs:: ( 50 x 16 ft )
Sunk:: Friday June 27, 2003 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°03.585' -73°59.391'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Swenson I & II

Swenson barges I & II reefs — Swenson Barge I

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 130 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:: Shore Dock Company Inc.
Sunk:: I - Friday July 25, 1986
II - Wednesday September 16, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.305' -73°56.885'

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Tanks / Clifford Lipke Reef

army tanks reef — An M-113 APC is pushed overboard to build a reef.

Type:: various types of Army tanks and other vehicles, 15 in all
Sponsor:: Friends of Clifford Lipke, NJ National Guard
Sunk:: 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.608' -73°56.650'

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Scallops

Scallops can swim in spurts by clapping their shells. Water is ejected backward through openings on either side of the hinge, propelling the scallop in the opposite direction - surprising to see for the first time. When not jetting around, they settle into evenly-spaced shallow pits in the sand.

The Deep Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus (right) grows to 8" and is found offshore, generally in water over 100' deep. The smaller but equally edible Bay Scallop Aquipecten irradians, to 3", is found in bays and protected shallow waters. The Bay Scallop has a deeply ribbed shell, while the Deep Sea Scallop has many tiny ribs.

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