New Jersey Coast Dive Sites (2/6)
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- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
- Built:
- 1852, East Haddam CT, USA
- Name:
- Chauncey Jerome was an early 19th new England century clock maker
- Specs:
- ( 178 x 37 ft ) 1154 tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday Jan 12, 1854
ran aground - Depth:
- 20 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
- Specs:
- ( 180 x 38 ft ) 1100 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday, January 13, 1853
grounded in storm - no casualties
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I doubt this is a good place to dive. Even without the river pollution, the bottom is muddy and the water is full of silt. If anyone knows anything different, let me know.
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- Type:
- Adonis - shipwreck, wood-hulled bark
Rusland - shipwreck, iron-hulled steamer, England - Built:
- Adonis - 1853, Germany
Rusland - 1872, Scotland, as Kenilworth - Specs:
- Adonis - 550 tons, 12 crew
Rusland - ( 345 x 37 ft ) 2538 gross tons, ~200 passengers & crew - Depth:
- 25 ft
- Sunk:
- Adonis - Tuesday March 8, 1859 - ran aground in bad weather, no casualties
Rusland - Saturday March 17, 1877 - ran aground in bad weather, no casualties
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- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 14, 1907
ran aground 72 mph gale - no casualties (incredible) - Depth:
- 25 ft
400 yards offshore, mostly buried, wooden
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
- Name:
- The Pinta was one of three sister ships named for Columbus' original three vessels, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
- Built:
- 1959, Denmark
- Specs:
- ( 194 x 31 ft ) 1000 gross tons, 12 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday May 8, 1963
collision with freighter City of Perth ( 7547 tons) - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°13.827' -73°50.625' (AWOIS 1988)
- Depth:
- 85 ft, starts at 55 ft
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