Posted by Bob A on August 08, 2012 at 07:14:47:
In Reply to: Re: think I know why COMET can't find REL... not sure why it's looking there, ho posted by Robert G Laurin on August 07, 2012 at 09:13:23:
If you want real wreck diving (although more deadly than most)... perhaps consider the USS SAN DIEGO, the only naval casualty of the 1st World War (unfortunately, not close to the other San Diego, where the COMET annual meeting will be.. although Patchogue, New York is only 54 Mi/85 KM from where I am)
Wreck
USS SAN DIEGO (Armored Cruiser) Shipwreck Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city: Fire Island, New York
Area: 27 acres (11 ha)
Built: 1918
Governing body: Federal
NRHP Reference#: 98000071[10]
Added to NRHP: February 17, 1998
The wreck presently lies in 110 ft (34 m) of water, with the highest parts just 66 ft (20 m) below the surface, and as a result is one of the most popular shipwrecks in the US for scuba diving. Unfortunately the wreck lies inverted (upside-down) and has decayed over the last century.
More SCUBA divers have died over the years on the wreck than the number of crew killed in its sinking, but this has not diminished its popularity.
Nicknamed the "Lobster Hotel" for the abundance of lobsters living there, it is also a home to many kinds of fish.
The wreck lies at N40° 33' 00.36", W073° 00' 28.39", approximately 13.5 mi (21.7 km) due south of the intersection of Route 112 and Montauk Highway in Patchogue, New York.
The wreck is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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