Ships (25/50) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Ships (25/50)

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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Lady Mary

Type:: shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:: 1969, Graham Boats, Pascagoula MS USA, as Mr Choper
Specs:: ( 71 x 21 ft ) 125 gross tons, 7 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday March 24, 2009
foundered in storm - 1 survivor
GPS:: 40°25.641' -73°51.135' (USCG 2004)
Depth:: 210 ft

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Laita

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, clam dredge, USA
Built:: 1948, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
Specs:: ( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:: Eirek's Dock, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday October 16, 1986 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.860' -74°42.965'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Lake Frampton

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:: 1918, AmShip Lorain, Lorain OH USA
Specs:: ( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties

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Lana Carol

Type:: shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:: 1973, F. B. Walker & Sons, Pascagoula MS USA, as Dorinda
Specs:: ( 71 x 21 ft ) 104 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:: Sunday October 31, 1976
foundered in rough seas - no casualties
Depth:: 90 ft

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Larchmont

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1885, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA
Specs:: ( 252 x 37 ft ) 1605 tons, 351 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Monday February 11, 1907
collision with schooner Harry Knowlton - 334 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft

huge paddlewheels; wooden hull draped with fishing nets; hazardous currents & poor viz.

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Lavallette Wreck - Argyle?

Shipwreck Argyle — Detail from painting, 1880

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship, Canada
Specs:: ( 107 x 24 ft ) 408 tons
6 crew & passengers
Sunk:: Sunday, January 28, 1855
ran aground in storm - 5-10 casualties
Depth:: 12 feet

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Leon Walter

Type:: shipwreck, trawler
Specs:: ( 76 ft ) 3 crew
Sunk:: Monday March 23, 1964
collision - no casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

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Lewis F Boyer

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1922, Oscar Daniels, Tampa FL, as Lorraine D
Name:: named ( now ) for Travis Nagiewicz, Capt. Steve's son.
Specs:: ( 95 x 20 ft ) 125 gross tons
Sponsor:: Captains Steve Nagiewicz & Dan Crowell
Sunk:: Wednesday October 31, 2001 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°08.179' -73°55.824'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Lexington

Type:: steamer, USA
Built:: 1835, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 207 x 21 ft ) 488 gross tons, 165 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Monday January 13, 1840
fire - 4 survivors
Depth:: 125 ft - 150 ft

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Liberty Barge

The barge moored at Liberty State Park, 2011

Type:: artificial reef, car float barge, USA
Specs:: ( 330 x 40 ft ) cut into pieces
Sponsor:: NJDOT / NJDEP
Sunk:: Nov 2025 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.793' -73°56.824'
40°07.832' -73°56.546'
40°07.859' -73°56.515'
40°07.952' -73°56.413'
Depth:: 65 ft

The 330-foot car float barge Liberty was removed from the Hudson River in sections to clear space for a new ferry terminal at Liberty State Park. Since 2005, Liberty was used at the park as a floating dock for ferries transiting to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. It sank in a storm in 2020.

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December 2, 2021

Dutch Springs - The End of an Era

December 2, 2021

Don't know how I missed this, but back in August, Stu retired and sold Dutch Springs to a developer who plans to put two warehouses on the property:

As you can see, one warehouse fills the small wooded area (lower-left) that was basically unused, while the other obliterates the entire area between the quarry and the road. This leaves no room for parking or facilities. The property is approximately 95 acres, but more than half of that is water.

Sad, but Stu built the place and ran it for 40 years, and he has a right to retire. As we all know, anything having to do with diving brings insurance into the mix, and thus far no other solution has been found.

The quarry will be fenced-off, and Dutch Springs will enter the history books.

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