Wrecks and Obstructions Blog

USS BLENNY (SS-324) 1m resolution multibeam.

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 multibeam soundings.

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 1m resolution multibeam.

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 wreck. 1m resolution multibeam.

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. Photo by Walter E. Frost

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 1946. Photo Courtesy of Larry Cote.

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...

1966 Piper Cherokee Six

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

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

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...

USS PALAWAN

USS Palawan (ARG-10)

USS PALAWAN (ARG-10) was a Luzon class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during the final days of World War II, and in the post-war period. It...