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Long Island Sound Dive Sites Chart

Long Island Sound - West Chart

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Atlantic
  3. Barataria
  4. USS Bass
  5. Bayville barge
  6. Black Point
  7. Celtic/Cape Race
  8. Condor
  9. HMS Culloden
  10. Defender
  11. John A. Downs
  12. Essex
  13. Gwendoline Steers
  14. USS G-1
  15. USS G-2
  16. Grecian
  17. Horton's Point / Commodore
  18. Huntington Artificial Reef
  19. HMS Hussar
  20. USS L-8
  21. Larchmont
  22. Lexington
  23. Lightburne
  24. Malden
  25. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  26. Mattituck Inlet
  27. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  28. Montauk Inlet
  29. Mount Sinai Harbor
  30. Myronus
  31. USS Ohio
  32. Olinda
  33. Pinnacle
  34. Poling Bros #2
  35. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  36. Port Jefferson Inlet
  37. Puszta
  38. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
  39. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  40. Snug Harbor
  41. Thames
  42. Thelma Phoebe
  43. U-853
  44. Volund
  45. Delaware River Water Gap
  46. Block Island Wind Farm

Long Island Sound - East Chart

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Atlantic
  3. Barataria
  4. USS Bass
  5. Bayville barge
  6. Black Point
  7. Celtic/Cape Race
  8. Condor
  9. HMS Culloden
  10. Defender
  11. John A. Downs
  12. Essex
  13. Gwendoline Steers
  14. USS G-1
  15. USS G-2
  16. Grecian
  17. Horton's Point / Commodore
  18. Huntington Artificial Reef
  19. USS L-8
  20. Larchmont
  21. Lexington
  22. Lightburne
  23. Malden
  24. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  25. Mattituck Inlet
  26. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  27. Montauk Inlet
  28. Mount Sinai Harbor
  29. Myronus
  30. USS Ohio
  31. Olinda
  32. Pinnacle
  33. Poling Bros #2
  34. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  35. Port Jefferson Inlet
  36. Puszta
  37. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
  38. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  39. Snug Harbor
  40. Thames
  41. Thelma Phoebe
  42. U-853
  43. Volund
  44. Delaware River Water Gap
  45. Block Island Wind Farm

Long Island Sound averages 60 ft in depth, with the greatest depth of over 300 ft at the eastern end. Tidal effects are strongest at the narrow western end, where all the inrushing water flow piles up and makes tidal variations of up to 7 ft. Strong tidal currents are also prevalent, and visibility tends to be poorer than the open ocean, especially at depth.

Long Island Sound Dive Sites

Volund

Shipwreck Volund
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, Norway
Built:
1889, Norway
Specs:
( 239 ft )
Sunk:
Sept 26, 1908; collision with liner Commonwealth
Depth:
105 ft

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Atlantic

Shipwreck Atlantic
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
May 1846, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 320 x 36 ft ) 1112 gross tons, 75 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday November 26, 1846
boiler explosion; then grounded during storm on Fisher's Island - 45 casualties
Depth:
20 ft

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Defender

Submarine Defender as rebuilt with sharply raked bow, and her topsides changed, ready for launch at Lake's Bridgeport base. Above her twin propellers is the shutter of a stern torpedo tube. Lake's characteristic pair of amidships planes have been folded up (they are forward and abaft the big conning tower).
Type:
shipwreck, submarine, private
Built:
1906, Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Newport News, VA USA,
as Simon Lake XV
Specs:
( 92 x 13 ft ) 200 tons
Sunk:
1946, scuttled

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Myronus

Type:
shipwreck, three-masted schooner, USA
Specs:
( 118 ft )
Sunk:
Monday August 12, 1907
collision with steamer Tennessee - 4 casualties
Depth:
60 ft

wooden ribs and timbers

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Montauk Inlet

Montauk Inlet

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John A. Downs

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Type:
Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
Specs:
( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft

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Ferry

Cranford ferry reef
The Cranford

A ferry is a ship designed to transport people or vehicles across the water on a regular schedule. Ferries generally cover only short distances in protected areas and are not designed for the open sea. The distinction between a ferry and a steamer is a blurred one, though, especially in the waters around New York City, where the same company might operate a cross-river vehicle and passenger ferries, and cross-bay passenger steamers, all for the same commuter service. Some ferries even carried rail cars.

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