New Jersey Dive Sites (21/31) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Pinta

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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Pipe Barge

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Depth:: 60 ft

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Pliny

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, England
Built:: 1878, England
Specs:: ( 288 x 33 ft ) 1671 gross tons, 55 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday May 13, 1882
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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Plymouth

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Built:: 1916, Elkton MD USA
Specs:: ( 199 x 24 ft ) 474 tons
Sunk:: Monday March 31, 1924
foundered in storm, 5 casualties ( see Pocono )
Depth:: 65 ft

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Pocopson

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
Built:: 1906, Noank CT, USA
Specs:: ( 177 x 35 ft ) 721 tons, 3 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday October 7, 1936
foundered in storm, no casualties
GPS:: 40°12.204' -73°59.257' (AWOIS 1990)
Depth:: 50 ft

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Poseidon

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw freighter, USA
Built:: 1914, Scotland
Specs:: ( 295 x 43 ft ) 1909 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday July 31, 1918
collision with freighter SS Somerset
Depth:: 90 ft

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Princess Anne

Type:: shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:: 1897, Chester PA USA
Specs:: ( 350 x 42 ft ) 3629 gross tons
Sunk:: February 6, 1920; ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

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R.C. Mohawk

Type:: shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
Name:: A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
Built:: 1902, Richmond VA USA
Specs:: ( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
Sunk:: Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties
GPS:: 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
Depth:: 100 ft

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Manasquan River Railroad Bridge

Type:: inland tidal river
Depth:: 20 ft, mostly a lot shallower

This spot is upstream on the Manasquan River. The diving area is rather small and not very deep. Visibility tends to be poor, and this is worsened whenever an O/W training class is in session, which is often. Also, the current under the bridge becomes very strong, so slack water is essential. For a long time, a dredge barge has been anchored in the channel, but otherwise, there is no boat traffic.

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Ramos

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Specs:: 1208 tons
Sunk:: Friday June 30, 1933
GPS:: 40°25.505' -73°54.071' (AWOIS 1990)
Depth:: 80 ft

Nearby are the remains of several other barges.

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