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Barnegat Dive Sites

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San Saba

Shipwreck San Saba
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Name:
San Saba is a river in central Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River of Texas.
Built:
1879, Chester PA USA, as Colorado
Specs:
( 306 x 39 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:
Friday October 4, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 30 casualties
Depth:
80 ft

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NW Barges

Type:
shipwreck, barges
Depth:
70 ft

7-9 unidentified wooden barges. Lots of wood decking and low-lying walls which go a long ways.

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Inshore Barge/Tug

Type:
schooner barge & tugboat ?
Depth:
85 ft

This is a fascinating big wreck of a wooden schooner barge. The broken stern is upended, forming a hollow pyramid that is full of fish. The sides and keel extend north from there to the bow, from which extends a chain which reaches to another much smaller wreck, which is known as the "Inshore Tug."

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Troop Carrier

Specs:
Landing Craft?
Sunk:
during World War II ?
Depth:
20 ft

This wreck is described only as a "Troop Carrier" from World War II. Given its location, I would guess that what is meant by this is most likely a landing craft; probably lost in an accident during an amphibious training exercise by the Army.

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Bottom Composition

Mud Hole

With rare exceptions, scuba diving is a bottom-fixated activity. In the region covered in this website, one may encounter many different bottom types, from rocky pinnacles around Block Island to white sands off Cape May to mud and oyster beds in any estuary. This variation is far greater and more interesting than is found in the tropics. Here is some explanation of what bottom compositions are found where and why:

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