USCGC Sagebrush
USCGC Sagebrush (WLB-399) was a 180-foot US Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender. Her keel was laid down on 15 July 1943; she was launched on 30 September 1943 and commissioned on 1 April 1944....
Author: Gary Fabian
USS Blenny (SS-324)
Submarine USS BLENNY (SS-324) reached the end of her useful life after a noteable career serving in both WWII and Korean wars. BLENNY was decommissioned in 1969 and was placed in the reserve fleet....
Neptune Memorial Reef
The Neptune Memorial Reef originally conceived by Gary Levine and Designed by Artist Kim Brandell and known as the Atlantis Reef Project or the Atlantis Reef is an underwater mausoleum for cremated remains in...
Bow Mariner
The Bow Mariner was a 570 ft Singapore flagged tanker enroute from New York to Houston, TX. The tanker was southbound off the coast of Virginia when it caught fire, exploded and sank. She...
U-352
German U-boat U-352 was sunk in Onslow Bay, North Carolina by USCGC Icarus on May 9, 1942. She rests at a depth of 112 ft. NOAA Ship Nancy Foster surveyed the wreck site of...
HMCS Yukon
The Yukon is the latest contribution to San Diego’s Wreck Alley. At 366′ feet in length, it is one of California’s largest wrecks accessible by divers. As the newest wreck, it is also the...
USS Burns (DD-588)
USS Burns (DD-588) was a Fletcher-class destroyer (376 ft x 39 ft) built for service in WWII. USS Burns was launched on 8 August 1942 by Charelston Navy Yard and commissioned on 3 April...
Piper Cherokee Six N3516W
On November 3, 2001, at 1645 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-32-260, N3516W, experienced a loss of engine power during departure climb and ditched into the Pacific Ocean about 5 miles north of Catalina...
Valiant
The Valiant was a palacial yacht (162′ x 26′) built in 1926 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Christened the Aras by her original owner, she was soon renamed the Valiant when she was...
Star of Scotland
The STAR OF SCOTLAND was originally the Q-Ship HMS MISTLETOE built in 1918 for the British Admiralty. She displaced 1250 tons and had a length of 262 ft. HMS MISTLETOE acted as a submarine...