Uss Spiegel Grove Map

45 feet approximately ship length.

Uss spiegel grove map. Uss spiegel grove lsd 32 was a thomaston class dock landing ship of the united states navy. 510 feet ship height. Spiegel grove was laid down on 7 september 1954 by the ingalls. Hayes the 19th president of the united states.

Spiegel grove specialty diver. Uss spiegel grove see 2 406 traveler reviews 1 379 candid photos and great deals for key largo fl at tripadvisor. 80 18 65 w 6 miles off key largo maximum depth. 130 feet minimum depth.

The uss spiegel grove lsd 32 was decommissioned in 1989 and from that time until late 1996 she rested as part of the mothball fleet in the james river in newport news. 25 04 0 12 n longitude 80 18 0 42 w. Rainbow reef dive center. 200 499 location.

She was named for spiegel grove the home and estate in fremont ohio of rutherford b. Hi does anyone have the exact gps coordinates for the buoy and for the stern center of the uss spiegel grove. Satellite map of uss spiegel grove lsd 32 uss spiegel grove lsd 32 was a thomaston class dock landing ship of the united states navy. The uss spiegel grove is a landing ship dock lsd 32 which has been sunk to create an artificial reef in key largo.

She resides at a depth of 134 ft near dixie shoals. Since that time her title of the biggest fell to the uss oriskany off florida s gulf coast in 2006 and the recent. Located in the florida keys national marine sanctuary the 510 foot long 84 foot wide us navy ship is the backbone of a new ecosystem six miles offshore. June 10 2002 hurricane dennis turned ship upright in july 2005 location.

Title holder at the time of its sinking as an artificial reef in may of 2002 the 510 foot long and 85 foot wide spiegel grove lsd 32 a former loading ship dock originally constructed in september 1954 was the largest deliberately placed artificial reef in the world. In 2002 the sinking of the uss spiegel grove created a new and fascinating place to dive. The breathtakingly enormous spiegel grove nearly two football fields long is the grande dame of key largo wrecks. Navy landing ship dock date commissioned.

Divenav scubaboard supporter scubaboard supporter of dives. 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 vessel is 510 feet in length 84 feet wide. Become a padi spiegel grove diver at ocean divers.

The spiegel grove at a glance.