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Tankers (1/4)

tanker ship drawing — Typical 1930s oil tanker

A tanker is a cargo ship designed to carry liquid cargoes, usually but not always fuel oils.

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AH Dumont YO-54

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1940, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Tuesday June 10, 1986 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.727' -74°01.079'
Depth:: 85 ft

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Alan Martin YO-31

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, US Navy, YO-20 class
Built:: 1918, New York NY USA, as YO-31
Specs:: ( 161 x 25 ft ) 335 tons light, 911 tons full-load
Sponsor:: Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.440' -73°41.130'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Bidevind

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Norway
Built:: 1938, Germany
Specs:: ( 414 x 56 ft ) 4956 gross tons, 36 crew
Sunk:: Thursday April 30, 1942
torpedoed by U-752 - no casualties
GPS:: 39°48'57" -72°46'07" (US Navy 2004)
Depth:: 190 ft

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Captain Bart YOG-58

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, US Navy ( YW-83 class / YO-65 class )
Built:: 1944, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA, as YOG-58
Specs:: ( 174 x 33 ft ) 1390 displacement tons (full)
Sponsor:: GPPCBA, Crown Beer Distributors, Budweiser
Dedication:: Captain Bart Rozanski
Sunk:: Friday June 9, 2000 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.103' -73°41.479'
Depth:: 130 ft

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Coimbra

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, England
Name:: Coimbra is an important city and university in east-central Portugal.
Built:: 1937, Germany
Specs:: ( 423 x 60 ft ) 6768 gross tons, 40 crew
Sunk:: Thursday January 15, 1942
torpedoed by U-123 - 34 casualties
Depth:: 190 ft, starts at 165 ft

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Coney Island

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, sludge
Built:: 1938, 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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Durley Chine

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, England
Built:: 1913, England
Specs:: ( 279 x 40 ft ) 1918 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:: Sunday April 30, 1917
collision with steamer Harlem - no casualties
Depth:: 185 ft

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Francis Bushey

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, USA
Built:: 1957, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
Specs:: ( 247 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:: Sunday April 13, 1986 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.203' -74°12.148'
Depth:: 100 ft

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Gluckauf

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:: 1886, Germany
Specs:: ( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 0-25 ft

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Gulf Trade

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA ( Gulf Oil )
Name:: One of a series of ships owned by Gulf Oil company, all named "Gulf ____"
Built:: 1920, Chester PA USA
Specs:: ( 430 x 59 ft ) 6776 gross tons, 34 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday March 10, 1942
torpedoed by U-588 - 18 casualties
Depth:: bow - 60 ft ; stern - 90 ft

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Bayville barge

Type:: shipwreck, barge, mini submarine (?)
Depth:: 25 ft

The visibility on this site varies. Average is 10-12ft. This site offers two wrecks which lie in 25 fsw. A British WWI two-man reconnaissance submarine and an old wooden barge. They are both within swimming distance from each other. The marine life is fair around these wrecks. There are a few car tires between the two wrecks and you may find an occasional lobster hiding inside them. To locate the barge take a compass heading of 330 degrees from the pilings located on the east side of Greenwich Ave. It takes about 50 kick cycles to reach the wreck. To get to the submarine take a compass heading of 30 degrees from the same pilings. This can be reached in about 30 kick cycles. Both of the wrecks are not intact but make for a good dive.

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