New Jersey Dive Sites (18/31)

Dive Sites - New Jersey

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McAllister Artificial Reef

2.8 nautical miles south of Long Beach, 0.67 sq miles
Depth: 50 - 53 ft



Shipwreck Meta
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, Germany
Built:
1855, ?, Damariscotta ME USA
Specs:
( 204 x 42 ft ) 1812 tons
24 crew
Sunk:
Sunday October 14, 1883
ran aground in fog - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft

wood wreck



Shipwreck Mistletoe
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1852, Chester PA USA
Specs:
( 153 x 27 ft ) 362 gross tons, 84 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Monday May 5, 1924
fire, burned to waterline - no casualties
GPS:
40°32.055' -73°50.900' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:
42 ft


Shipwreck SS Mohawk
Not to be confused with the R.C. Mohawk or the other S.S. Mohawk.
Type:
shipwreck, liner, USA, Clyde-Mallory Lines ( sailing under Ward Lines )
Name:
A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
Three identical sisters were named Cherokee, Seminole, and Algonquin
Built:
1926, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA USA
Specs:
( 387 x 54 ft ) 5897 gross tons, 163 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Thursday January 25, 1935
collision with Norwegian freighter Talisman - 45 casualties
Depth:
80 ft max

Shipwreck SS Mohawk
Not to be confused with the other S.S. Mohawk or the R.C. Mohawk.
Type:
liner, Clyde Line, USA
Name:
A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
Built:
1908, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:
( 367 x 48 ft ) 4623 tons, 290 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Thursday January 1, 1925
burned in a storm - no casualties
GPS:
40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS)
Depth:
25 ft

Shipwreck Montgomery
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1858, Westervelt & Son, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 198 x 29 ft ) 1100 gross tons
Sunk:
Sunday January 7, 1877
collision with schooner Seminole - 13 casualties
Depth:
150 ft

New Jersey Dive Sites

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Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, 2020-11-22
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
see below, 1977, previously Margaret Ann II, Capt Seaweed
Specs:
( 62x19 ft )
Sunk:
Oct 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:
40.073167 -73.981057
Depth:
75 ft