New Jersey Scuba Diving

Warships

Warships

A number of warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters:

Bronx Queen SC-635

Shipwreck Bronx Queen

Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, later party boat, USA
Built:: 1942, Mathis Yacht Building, Camden NJ USA, as SC-635
Specs:: ( 112 x 18 ft ) 99 gross tons, 19 crew, including passengers
Sunk:: Saturday December 20, 1989
foundered after structural failure of aft hull caused by improper modifications - 2 casualties
Depth:: 35 ft

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USS Arthur W Radford DD-968

USS Arthur W. Radford reef — Radford with an experimental stealth mast

Type:: artificial reef, Spruance-class destroyer, US Navy
Built:: 1975, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula MS USA
Specs:: ( 563 x 55 ft ) 8,040 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°30.850' -74°30.656' originally, now ???
Depth:: 130 ft

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HMS Pentland Firth

Shipwreck Pentland Firth

Type:: shipwreck, trawler, Royal Navy
Name:: Pentland Firth is the channel between the northern tip of Scotland and the Islands that form Scapa Flow, the great British naval base, and today one of the best wreck diving locales in the world.
Built:: 1934, England
Specs:: ( 164 x 27 ft ) 485 gross tons
Sunk:: Saturday September 19, 1942
collision with minesweeper trawler USS Chaffinch (400 tons) - ? casualties
GPS:: 40°25.433' -73°52.204' (AWOIS 1991)
Depth:: 70 ft

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USS Tarantula SP-124

Shipwreck USS Tarantula

Type:: shipwreck, patrol boat, converted yacht, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1912, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
Specs:: ( 129 x 19 ft ) 160 gross tons
Sunk:: Monday October 28, 1918
collision with steamer Frisia - no casualties
Depth:: 115 ft

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Sub Chaser SC-60

Sub Chaser — WW I submarine chasers

Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1917, New York Naval Shipyard, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
Sunk:: Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties
Depth:: 45 ft

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Great Isaac

Shipwreck Great Isaac

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:: All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:: 1944, General Ship, Boston MA USA
Specs:: ( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:: 90 ft

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Submarines

Submarines

Shipwreck USS Bass — There is something unique about diving a submarine - USS Bass

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Think You've Got a Record-size Fish?

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Fish must be caught in New Jersey waters.
Saltwater species taken from a boat must have been caught from a boat which left from and returned to a New Jersey port during the same trip.
Fish must have been caught on sporting tackle, hooked and landed by entrant.
New Jersey state records are determined by weight alone. There are no line classes.
Fish must be weighed on a certified scale.
A clear photograph of the fish must be furnished for identification purposes. In the case of freshwater species, a yardstick must be placed next to fish to clearly show length.
Fish should be refrigerated to permit inspection by a biologist in cases of uncertain identification.

Catch a fish that may not be of record size but is of sufficient size and weight to have tested your skill and/or be of "bragging" size? Then enter your catch in the Division of Fish and Wildlife's Skillful Angler Awards Program.

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