New York Dive Sites (11/15) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

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, William R. Trigg, 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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Reggie

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 105 ft

upside-down steel hull

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Relief Lightship WAL-505

Type:: shipwreck, lightship, USCG
Name:: Named for its job - as the "relief ship" for the other regular lightships along the eastern seaboard.
Built:: 1904, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 129 x 28 ft ) 631 gross tons, 9 crew
Sunk:: Friday June 24, 1960
collision with freighter Green Bay - no casualties
GPS:: 40°27.144' -73°49.070' (AWOIS 2003)
Depth:: 105 ft, main deck at 90

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Rickseckers

Type:: shipwreck, steamer
Depth:: 66 ft

This is the remains of an unidentified vessel which we located in August of 1986. She appears to be an old paddlewheel steamship, but this is only speculation and has yet to be confirmed. The only artifact I've found on this little wreck was a perfume bottle with the name "Rickseckers Perfume" on it, hence the name, Rickseckers.

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Robert A Snow

Type:: shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:: 1886, Rockland ME USA
Specs:: ( 225 x 37 ft ) 1556 tons
Sunk:: February 8, 1899; unknown
Depth:: 23 ft

aka "Derrick Barge"

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Rockaway Inlet

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Rockaway Artificial Reef

Depth: 32 - 40 ft
1.6 nautical miles south of Rockaway Beach

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Roda

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, England
Built:: 1897, England
Specs:: ( 315 x 44 ft ) 2516 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday February 3, 1908
ran aground in heavy fog - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

debris field, bow, stern, boiler

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Ruth Shaw

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: ( 200 x 24 ft ) 485 tons
Sunk:: Saturday November 11, 1939
Depth:: 85 ft

carrying a cargo of stone

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Sandy Hook Pilot Boat

Type:: shipwreck, pilot boat, converted yacht, USA
Built:: 1902, Bethlehem Elizabethport, Elizabeth NJ USA, as Anstice, later Privateer
Specs:: ( 168 x 24 ft ) 361 gross tons, 26 crew & harbor pilots
Sunk:: Thursday April 27, 1939
collision with tanker Oslofjord ( 16500 tons) - no casualties
GPS:: 40°27.556' -73°49.490' (AWOIS 1986)
Depth:: 100 ft

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