Spiegel Grove Wreck Key Largo

Dive locations in key largo fl.

Spiegel grove wreck key largo. Florida fl florida keys. Spiegel grove wreck port crane. Uss spiegel grove lsd 32. Exploring spiegel grove wreck in key largo fl.

The depth of the wreck requires that divers have an advanced diving certification. June 2002 the 510 foot spiegel grove arrived off key largo tuesday for the final countdown until its scheduled sinking friday. Location of the ship at its final resting place. Landing ship dock 32.

Spiegel grove departs norfolk va. Spiegel grove arrives off key largo. Address spiegel grove reviews. The depth here ranges from 75 100 feet because you.

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Fascinating dive opportunity takes a turn for the better. The depth at the highest point of the ship is 60 65 ft depending on the tide level. To achieve this the epa had to increase the acceptable amount of pcb. In 1998 title passed to the state of florida with the plan of sinking the hull to make an artificial reef off key largo.

Dive locations in key largo fl. 510 feet in length and greater than 80 feet across her beam she will. The starboard crane area is on the aft half of the ship and is parallel to the well deck of the ship. A diver and a friendly bar jack hover over the bow of the spiegel grove at a depth of 80 feet.

Spiegel grove wreck spiegel grove wreck bow anchor chain forward superstructure port superstructure aft starboard crane port crane port stern starboard stern. Due to the waves currents surge from hurricane dennis the spiegel grove now sits upright as shown here this image is not an actual photograph. 70 100 feet diver level. Things to do in key largo.

Navy ship will be the largest ship in the world ever purposefully sunk as an artificial reef and will become a dive attraction key largo chamber of commerce officials expect to attract 50 000 to 70 000 divers each year for an economic influx of. Since her sinking in 2002 the spiegel grove had been lying on her starboard side. 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. The breathtakingly enormous spiegel grove nearly two football fields long is the grande dame of key largo wrecks.

Spiegel grove key largo. That was the hull number given to her by the us navy. Spiegel grove is one of the best wreck dives in the us you could easily dive the spiegel grove for several days and not see the entire wreck.