Dive Site - USS Apogon (SS-308)
| Dive Site - USS Apogon (SS-308) | |||
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| USS Apogon (SS-308) | Bikini Atoll | ||
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| Marshall Islands |  |
55 m | Advanced Open Water plus Deep |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 11° 6.277′ N 11.104617° N 11° 6′ 16.62″ N |
165° 29.010′ E 165.4835° E 165° 29′ 0.6″ E |
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| The USS Apogon (SS-308) submarine is 95 metres long, weighing 2,424 standard tons submerged. She was barely three years old when assigned to the Operation Crossroads target fleet. The USS Apogon was lightly damaged during the "Test Able" atomic blast on 1 July 1946. She was later submerged in 55 metres of water and moored at a keel depth of 30 metres at a range of approximately 780 metres from the point of the "Test Baker" underwater atomic blast on 25 July 1946. She was found at the bottom, and attempts to salvage her were abandoned before she was brought to the surface. She sits perfectly upright on a lifeless sandy bottom. Still, it is a beautiful dive as she is completely covered in whip corals and soft corals, and shrouded in swirling schools of glassfish, which are usually found around the conning tower. Indeed, the shadowy silhouette of USS Apogon's conning tower, completely enveloped by glassy sweepers, is one of the most beautiful sights you'll ever see underwater. At the stern, you can see a torpedo tube with a loaded torpedo up the spout! GPS: 11° 36.277' N, 165° 29.01' E See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Apogon_(SS-308) |
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