Cape May Dive Sites Chart

Cape May Chart

Cape May Dive Sites

NOAA chart 12323
Chart 12323
NOAA chart 12318
Chart 12318
NOAA chart 12214
Chart 12214

Type:
shipwreck, 4 masted schooner, USA
Built:
1918, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 171 x 34 ft ) 664 gross tons, 8 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 14, 1930
collision with liner City of Atlanta - no casualties
Depth:
130 ft

Shipwreck Champion
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1859, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:
( 234 x 31 ft ) 1419 gross tons, 55 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday November 7, 1879
collision with sailing ship Lady Octavia - 28 casualties
Depth:
105 ft

Delaware #11 Artificial Reef

15.5 Nautical Miles from Indian River Inlet, 1.52 sq miles
Depth: 70-90 ft


Ocean City Artificial Reef

4.5 Nautical Miles off Ocean City, 1.35 sq miles
Depth: 55-70 ft [download]


Corson’s Inlet


Type:
shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:
1881, England
Specs:
( 287 x 37 ft ) 1963 gross tons
Sunk:
Saturday September 23, 1882
ran aground - no casualties
Yellow Water Lily

Coast Guard records denote this wreck as "disproved" - no longer there. It was removed as a hazard to navigation. Nuphar is the genus name for Water Lilies.


These books are indispensable for identifying the plants and animals found along the North Atlantic seashore. These should be available at any major bookstore.

A good project for rainy days and snowed-in weekends is to go through the plates ( illustrations ) in your field guides and highlight all the species that are found in your area. This will make the guides far more useful, and also give you a chance to become more familiar with the plants and animals you may encounter. Beats watching television.

Field Guides

Atlantic Coast Fishes

Peterson's Field Guides - Atlantic Coast Fishes
Robins / Ray / Douglass
Houghton Mifflin, 1986
354 pages, illustrated, color

essential for NJ divers