Cape May Artificial Reef
8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May
Depth: 50-75 ft [download]
Cape May reef also contains large numbers of tire units and Army tanks (not shown) concentrated in the center area that appears here to be empty. This reef also received 50 redbird subways cars, which are not plotted. The Onondaga drifted slightly out of the reef boundaries, and the state does not list it, but it is there.
- Type:
- artificial reef, buoy tender / ice breaker, US Coast Guard
- Built:
- 1971, US Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore MD
- Specs:
- ( 157 x 33 ft )
- Depth:
- 65 ft
- Sponsor:
- USCG, Dick Weber & South Jersey Fishing Center
- Sunk:
- Monday September 13, 1999 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.125' -74°40.816'
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The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1948, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
- Specs:
- ( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Eirek's Dock, Fisherman Magazine
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 16, 1986 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.860' -74°42.965'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
- Specs:
- ( 120 x 22 ft )
- Sponsor:
- The Dr Tom Natoli family
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 20, 2001 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.810' -74°40.590'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1968, Marine Builders, Mobile Alabama, USA as Brothers in Law
- Specs:
- ( 90 x 20 ft ) 135 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- South Jersey Artificial Reef Association
- Sunk:
- Friday August 11, 2023 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.694' -74°42.715'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 30 ft )
- Sponsor:
- McNeil's Marina, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 8, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.505' -74°40.075'
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Susan Rose Sunk in February
The Susan Rose was re-sunk as an artificial reef in February. At present there still has been no public announcement. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire:
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