Logbook Scuba Dive # 369 - USS Carlisle (APA-69)

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Date:	Entry Time:	Dive Time:	Max. Depth:
Fri, 26-Oct-2012	15:00:00	77 minutes	50.7 metres
Dive Location:		City / Island:
USS Carlisle (APA-69)		Bikini Atoll
Country:		Dive Master:
Marshall Islands		Brian Kirk
Dive Charter:		Dive Trip:
Indies Trader Marine Adventures		Bikini Atoll - Oct 2012
Buddy/Buddies:
Fiona Edwards, Peter Fear, Stephen Crosling
Dive Details:
Entry:	Boat Name:
Boat	MV Windward
Start PG:	Entry Time:	Exit Time:	End PG:
-	15:00:00	16:17:00	-
Altitude:	Rep. Dive:	Surface Interval:
0 m	Yes	05:16
Max. Depth:			Avg. Depth:
50.7 metres			20.02 m
	Dive Time:		Deco. Dive:
	77 minutes		Yes
Conditions:
Weather:	Air Temp.:	Water Temp.:
Sunny	32 °C	30 °C
Water:	Waves:	Current:
Salt	No Waves	No Current
Visibility:	Horizontal Vis.:	Vertical Vis.:
Good	30	30
Equipment:
Weight:	Dive Suit:	Dive Computer:
0 kg	Wetsuit 3 mm Steamer	Suunto HelO2
Equipment used on this dive:
Apeks XTX200 Regulator - Stage 1 \| Apeks XTX200 Regulator - Stage 2 - Nitrox \| Apeks XTX200 Regulator - Twin Primary \| Apeks XTX200 Regulator - Twin Secondary \| Apollo ATB Multi Purpose Boots \| Apollo Bio-Fin Pro \| Aropec Mesh Dive Gear Duffle Bag \| Backscatter Custom GoPro Underwater Housing \| Dive Gear Express Stainless Steel Finger Spool \| GoPro HD Hero2 outdoor edition \| Green Force 1.5 metre Umbilical \| Green Force Flexi IV Battery Pack \| Green Force Flexi IV Tank Connector \| Green Force Goodman Handle - HID 150F \| Green Force HID 150F Lighthead \| Halcyon Titanium Knife Sheath - Tech \| INNOBEAM UR5 LED Dive Light \| Kent Tooling Ratchet Reel - 75 metres \| Miflex Thin-Line Oxygen SPG - Stage 2 \| Miflex Thin-Line SPG - Stage 1 \| Mirage A250 Wrist Slate \| Northern Diver KN14 Titanium Dive Knife - Tech \| OMS Aluminium Backplate - Tech \| OMS Comfort Harness II \| OMS Compact Titanium Line Cutter with Pouch \| OMS Dual Bladder, Banded Wing - Tech \| OMS Silicone Necklace Secondary - Tech \| OMS Submersible Pressure Gauge \| Patriot3 Maritime Ops-Core Base Jump Sport Helmet \| Sonar Explorer Black Silicone Mask - Backup \| Sonar Explorer Black Silicone Mask - Primary \| Sonar Steamer 3mm \| Suunto HelO2 Dive Computer \| Suunto Transmitter - Tech \| Suunto Vytec DS Dive Computer \| Waterborne Safety Strap - HelO2 \| Waterborne Safety Strap - Vytec

Cylinder Set #1
Cylinder Type:	Cylinder Size:	Working Pressure:	Supply Type:
Steel	24 litres	300 bar	Open Circuit (OC)
O2:	He:	Min. PPO2:	Max. PPO2:
21%	0%	-	1.4 bar
EAN 21	MOD:	EAD:	END:
EAN 21	56.6 m	56.6 m	56.6 m
Start Pressure:	End Pressure:	Diff. Pressure:
260 bar	99 bar	161 bar
Avg. Depth:	SAC Rate:
-	-

Cylinder Set #2
Cylinder Type:	Cylinder Size:	Working Pressure:	Supply Type:
Alumimium	11 litres	200 bar	Open Circuit (OC)
O2:	He:	Min. PPO2:	Max. PPO2:
50%	0%	-	1.6 bar
EAN 50	MOD:	EAD:	END:
EAN 50	22.0 m	10.3 m	22.0 m
Start Pressure:	End Pressure:	Diff. Pressure:
200 bar	-	-
Avg. Depth:	SAC Rate:
-	-

Cylinder Set #3
Cylinder Type:	Cylinder Size:	Working Pressure:	Supply Type:
Steel	7 litres	232 bar	Open Circuit (OC)
O2:	He:	Min. PPO2:	Max. PPO2:
95%	0%	-	1.6 bar
EAN 95	MOD:	EAD:	END:
EAN 95	6.8 m	-8.9 m	6.8 m
Start Pressure:	End Pressure:	Diff. Pressure:
200 bar	-	-
Avg. Depth:	SAC Rate:
-	-

Avg. Depth:	SAC Rate:
20.02 m	16.72 litres/min
Gas Mixture:
-

The USS Carlisle (APA-69) attack transport shows plenty of atomic bomb damage from the "Test Able" blast on 1 July 1946 that sank her. She sits upright on the bottom. For our Friday afternoon dive, we headed over to the USS Carlisle attack transport. All along the port side of the ship, the hull has been folded like paper. Folds go horizontally along the entire length of the hull. Extensive damage to the superstructure and the main deck forward has collapsed. The starboard side of the hull is largely intact. There are interesting artefacts on the main deck aft towards the stern. I passed on the opportunity to dive on the Japanese light cruiser IJN Sakawa, preferring to do yet another dive on the USS Saratoga instead.

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