Ships (13/49) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Ships (13/49)

A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.

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concrete

This new feature inside the Manasquan Inlet reef site will be called the Maher Terminals Reef in recognition of the donated material by Maher Terminals, located in Port Elizabeth, NJ. The material consisted of 151 concrete forms, measuring 40 feet x 8 feet x 1.5 feet each. The forms, once used for shipping container inspections, were no longer needed and were slated for demolition and disposal. Center point coordinates are 40° 04.617' N and 073° 59.040' W.

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concrete

Type:: 4700 concrete slabs ( must be quite a pile )
Sponsor:: Delaware River Port Authority
Sunk:: 1988 - Cape May Artificial Reef

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Condor

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1906?
Specs:: ( 70 ft ) 54 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday December 7, 1983
fire - no casualties
Depth:: 70 ft

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Coney Island

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, sludge
Built:: 1938, Bethlehem Staten Island, Staten Island NY USA
Specs:: ( 250 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:: Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.285' -73°41.365'
Depth:: 125 ft, starts at 80 ft

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Connie F

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1960, Thomaston ME USA
Specs:: ( 62x17 ft ) 57 gross tons
Sunk:: Jan 24, 2001 - Yellowbar Artificial Reef
Depth:: 34 ft
GPS:: 40°38.001 -73°14.479

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Continent

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Canada
Built:: 1931, Netherlands? as Castor
Specs:: ( 211 x 45 ft ) 466 gross tons, 14 crew
Sunk:: Saturday January 10, 1942
collision with Byron D Benson ( 7953 tons) - 1 casualty
GPS:: 40°25.662' -73°50.736' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:: 130 ft

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Cornelia Soule

Type:: shipwreck, schooner, USA
Specs:: 306 tons, 6 crew
Sunk:: Saturday April 26, 1902
ran aground in bad weather - no casualties
GPS:: 40°25.992' -73°10.620' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:: 25 ft

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Cornelius Grinnell

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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Cornelius Hargraves

Type:: shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:: 1889, H.M. Bean, Camden ME, USA
Specs:: ( 211 x 45 ft ) 1332 gross tons, 10 crew
Sunk:: Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with steamer Vizcaya - no casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Corvallis

The Half Way Girl — No print of the movie exists

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:: 1919, Peninsula Shipbuilding, Portland OR USA
Specs:: ( 267 x 49 ft ) 2992 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:: Tuesday June 16, 1925
deliberate - for film "The Half Way Girl"
Depth:: 140 ft

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VHFC / OWD I

Type:: artificial reef, MLB-44 patrol boats ( 2 ), US Coast Guard
Built:: 1963, Curtis Bay MD USA
Specs:: ( 44 x 12 ft ) 20 tons
Sponsor:: Ocean Wreck Divers (USCG 44333)
VHFC - Village Harbor Fishing Club, GDF (USCG 44322)
Depth:: OWD - 60 ft
VHFC - 80 ft
Sunk:: OWD - Tuesday July 11, 1995
VHFC - Tuesday May 16, 1995 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS - OWD:: 39°33.426' -74°05.973'
GPS - VHFC:: 39°33.496' -74°05.991'

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