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New Jersey Artificial Reefs (4/18)

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If you would like to visit this or any other of New Jersey's new unpublished reefs, contact New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator Peter Clarke at Mad Hatter Charters in Neptune City.

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Captain Etzel

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 LCM-6

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

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

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

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Carrabassett

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1979, Gulf Coast Marine Builders, Bayou La Batre AL, as Cowboy
Specs:: ( 90 ft ) 159 tons
Sunk:: April 2024 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: UNPUBLISHED

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Carter's Creek

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, purse seiner
Built:: 1948, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA, as Absecon
Specs:: ( 130x25 ft ) 198 gross tons (as built)
Sunk:: Wednesday May 19, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°05.010' -73°59.632'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Caterina.D

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

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1944, Decatur Iron & Steel, Decatur AL USA
Specs:: ( 86 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

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Name:: An Indian tribe of south and central Mississippi, later forcibly moved to the Oklahoma territory.
Built:: 1966, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
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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