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New Jersey Artificial Reefs (6/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

Dutch Springs
New Reef
NJDEP Nacote Creek Research Station
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Cranford

Type:: artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
( sometimes incorrectly identified as a barge )
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:: 1905, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:: ( 191 x 44 ft ) 1197 tons
Sponsor:: Ashley Development Corporation
Sunk:: Tuesday March 30, 1982 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.447' -73°56.227'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Diver's Abyss YTM-?

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, US Navy
Specs:: ( 100 ft ) 260 LDT
Sponsor:: Abyss Dive Club
Sunk:: Thursday Sept 25, 2003 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°57.984' -74°10.771'
Depth:

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Dorothy

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat (cut into pieces)
Specs:: ( 65 ft )
Sponsor:: Spectra Services
Sunk:: Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.555' -73°56.103'
Depth:: 60 ft

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drydock

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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DVD Barge

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

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Dykes

Type:: artificial reef, schooner barge, USA
( The small smokestack in the pictures is for an electrical generator. )
Built:: 1919, Union Shipbuilding, 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

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Early New Jersey Artificial Reefs

These seven sites on the Sea Girt Artificial Reef predate the state-run reef program:

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Ed Schmidiger YON-81

Type:: artificial reef, barge, tank, US Navy
Built:: 1942, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange 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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Elizabeth "Hooters"

Hooters reef — An undignified end for the sole remaining CRRNJ ferry *Elizabeth*

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, Harlan & Hollingsworth 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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Evelyn Doris

Type:: artificial reef, towboat, USA
Built:: 1957, Vicksburg Marine Ways, Vicksburg MS USA, as Ernest Mack
Specs:: ( 64 x 23 ft ) 92 gross tons
Sponsor:: Dick Herb, Cape May County Charter Boat Association, Sport Fishing Fund
Sunk:: July 30?, 2025 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.544' -74°42.479'
Depth:: 60 ft

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These metals are of little interest as artifacts. They are, however, interesting for other reasons. Tin and zinc are used in copper-based alloys such as bronze, and the diver's favorite - brass. Aluminum, lead, and titanium are all used in the manufacture of many items of dive gear, not the least of which is tanks. And zinc is used in pure form in sacrificial anodes which protect the other metal parts of your dive boat from corrosion, while chromium and nickel are major constituents of many marine alloys. Wouldn't we all like to find a trove of silver and gold!

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