In 1991, New Jersey sank 460-foot USS Algol off Shark River; the former Navy attack transport became the largest ship on the states artificial reefs

From Navy transport to an underwater landmark. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

What happens to a giant Navy ship when its job is done? Most of them end up as scrap metal. The USS Algol got a different ending. According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife’s A Guide to Fishing and Diving New Jersey Reefs, the state’s reef program has used vessels ranging from … Read more