wreck · Florida Keys
USS Wilkes-Barre (technical)
Technical dive — beyond recreational depth limits. Requires technical training and gas planning.
A 610-ft WWII light cruiser sunk during Navy weapons tests, now lying in two sections far below recreational depths. Only technical divers visit it.
TECHNICAL ONLY: highest point ~140 ft, deck ~210 ft, bottom 250 ft (FWC) / 320 ft (Wikipedia). Requires trimix/technical training; outside recreational limits. Included for completeness — consider hiding in a recreational app.
- Length ft
- 610
- Hull number
- CL-103
- Sunk date
- 1972-05-12/13
- Sunk as
- US Navy underwater weapons tests; stern sank 12 May, bow scuttled 13 May
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