New Jersey Dive Sites (3/30)

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Shipwreck Atlantus
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1918, Brunswick GA USA
Specs:
( 260 x 43 ft ) 2000 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:
Tuesday June 8, 1926
dragged anchor and grounded in storm while awaiting final disposition
Depth:
25 ft

Shipwreck Manasquan Wreck
A Black Ball packet ship ( Orpheus ) leaving New York, 1835.
Aurora sailed for the Kermit Line.
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:
1824, Bath ME, USA
Specs:
( 106 x 22 ft )
Sunk:
Nov 20, 1827, ran aground in storm - 6 casualties
Depth:
12 ft


Shipwreck Ayrshire
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, England
Sunk:
Saturday, January 12, 1850
grounded in storm - 1 casualty

Shipwreck Ayuruoca
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Brazil
Built:
1930, Germany, as Roland
Specs:
( 468 x 58 ft ) 6872 gross tons, 67 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday June 10, 1945 ( well after cessation of hostilities )
collision with freighter General Fleischer - 1 casualty
Depth:
170 ft, starts at 110 ft

Type:
shipwreck, 4 masted schooner, USA
Built:
1918, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 171 x 34 ft ) 664 gross tons, 8 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 14, 1930
collision with liner City of Atlanta - no casualties
Depth:
130 ft

Depth:
120 ft

shipwreck, covered with monofilament


Type:
sailing ship
Name:
Balaena is an old term for whale, derived from Latin. The name was found inscribed on the ship's bell.
Depth:
170 ft
Shipwreck Balaena

shipwreck, wooden hull full of coal

A wood sailing ship in the Mud Hole at a depth of 170 feet. She was a collier or ore carrier. She is still largely intact, coal in what's left of her holds. Divers tell tales of finding lots of deadeyes, but I haven't seen or heard of one coming from this wreck in many years. Her bell was found to identify her name, but not much else has been discovered about her history. A dive for the very experienced diver. Limited visibility, deep and dark. For those with the technical dive skill, it is a very nice dive.



New Jersey Dive Sites

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Sticklebacks

Gasterosteus aculeatus
( Threespine, right )

Apeltes quadracus
( Fourspine, below )

Size:
to 4" (threespine)
to 2" (fourspine)

Sticklebacks

Habitat:
Weedy shore waters, occasionally at sea or even in freshwater.

Notes:
Sticklebacks are related to Pipefish and Seahorses. Three- and four-spined varieties are common in our area. A Ninespine variety is also possible.

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