Spiegel Grove Dive
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Spiegel grove dive. She resides at a depth of 134 ft near dixie shoals in key largo. Fascinating dive opportunity takes a turn for the better. Landing ship dock 32. Divers may see goliath grouper barracuda large jacks and a large colony of gobies.
When the current approaches from this direction you can dive the rear of the superstructure by using the cranes and other equipment on the deck to protect you from the brunt of the current. Become a padi spiegel grove diver at ocean divers. As you descend on the 510 foot grove you get a dreamlike view of a wreck that appears to be cruising in the deep blue ocean depths and in that moment you know this will be a special dive. Diving the spiegel grove.
Location of the ship at its final resting place. A diver and a friendly bar jack hover over the bow of the spiegel grove at a depth of 80 feet. Spiegel grove departs norfolk va. In may she took part in operations supporting malcolm scott carpenter s manned space flight in mercury atlas 7 in july and august she returned to the caribbean for phibulex 2 62 on 1 december 1962 a tender availability period was begun to prepare the ship for solant amity iv.
Spiegel grove arrives off key largo. Great dive site lots of different kinds of underwater life and going with the guys at silent world divers makes a great difference enjoyed a great double dip on the speigal grove the ship is in great shape with mature growth and varied inhabitants. Since her sinking in 2002 the spiegel grove had been lying on her starboard side. 510 feet in length and greater than 80 feet across her beam she will usually require divers to make two dives just to see her outside structure.
This is considered to be an advanced dive. On the spiegel grove the current typically approaches from the south hitting the starboard corner of the stern and flowing diagonally across the ship. Karim lounes 34 704 views. The breathtakingly enormous spiegel grove nearly two football fields long is the grande dame of key largo wrecks.
Scuba diving in key largo florida. The depth at the highest point of the ship is 60 65 ft depending on the tide level. Algae sponges and coral mingle with 130 species of fish to create enormous biodiversity in this region. That was the hull number given to her by the us navy.
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