Unlisted Reefs ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Unlisted Reefs

These reefs are all outside the official permitted reef boundaries, and are no longer listed in official tallies.

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, US Army
Built:: 1945, American Machinery Company, Orlando CA USA, as ST-842, R.J. Wales
Specs:: ( 80 x 23 ft )
Sponsor:: Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Sunday July 27, 1997 - Shark River Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.320' -73°41.855'
Depth:: 125 ft

Type:: artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
( sometimes incorrectly identified as a barge )
Name:: All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
Built:: 1905, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:: ( 191 x 44 ft ) 1197 tons
Sponsor:: Ashley Development Corporation
Sunk:: Tuesday March 30, 1982 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.447' -73°56.227'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Type:: artificial reef, schooner barge, USA
( The small smokestack in the pictures is for an electrical generator. )
Built:: 1919, Union Shipbuilding, Baltimore MD USA
Specs:: ( 306 x 35 ft ) 2072 tons, 14 crew
Sponsor:: Modern Transportation Co.
Sunk:: July 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.964' -73°57.571'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Type:: artificial reef, barge, USA
Name:: An Indian tribe of central New York state, the Onondaga sided with the English in the French and Indian war.
Specs:: ( 205 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:: Carbon Services Corp, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Monday July 19, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.770' -74°39.975'
Depth:: 65 ft

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