Dive Site - USS Anderson (DD-411)
| Dive Site - USS Anderson (DD-411) | |||
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| USS Anderson (DD-411) | Bikini Atoll | ||
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| Marshall Islands |  |
50 m | Advanced Open Water plus Deep |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 11° 36.612′ N 11.6102° N 11° 36′ 36.72″ N |
165° 28.956′ E 165.4826° E 165° 28′ 57.36″ E |
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| 2 dives at this location: | |||
| 367 | 417 | |||
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| USS Anderson (DD-411) was a destroyer with a displacement of 2,300 tons, measuring 106 metres (348 feet) in length and only 11 metres in beam. She was thus very sleek and swift, being capable of a speedy 37 knots. USS Anderson was located 550 metres (600 yards) from the "Test Able" atomic blast ground zero on 1 July 1946. The blast destroyed most of the upper part of her superstructure, and she exploded violently within seconds when her magazines detonated. Within four minutes of the blast, she was on her beam end, and four minutes later, she was gone. Like all good destroyers, she bristles with toys: four 5-inch main guns, four .50-inch calibre anti-aircraft guns, two depth charge release tracks, ten depth charges, and two sets of four 21-inch torpedo tubes. Lying on her port side in around 50 metres, she has fabulous twin props that are great for photos. The ambient light and the way the sand scoops under the bow make it the most impressive of all the bows in Bikini to photograph. GPS: 11° 36.612' N, 165° 28.956' E See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Anderson |
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