Exploring the Wreck of the U.S.S. Kittiwake
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- Exploring the Wreck of the U.S.S. Kittiwake
Exploring the Wreck of the U.S.S. Kittiwake
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Join the Whalen Underwater crew as they explore the wreck of the U.S.S. Kittiwake in Grand Cayman. The Kittiwake was sunk as an artificial reef in 2011 and has quickly become one of the popular dive sites on the island.
U.S.S. Kittiwake (ASR-13)
Chanticleer Class - Submarine Rescue
overall length 251 ft 4 in (76.61 m)
Launch July 10th, 1945
Commissioned July 18, 1946
Decommissioned September 30th, 1994
Laid to rest January 5th, 2011
Action report:
July 20th, 1960, Support vessel to U.S.S. George Washington (CVN-73) for its first ballistic missile launch.
April 23rd, 1984, Collision with USS Bergall (SSN-667) in Norfolk VA.
1986, Recovered black box from space shuttle challenger.
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Exploring the Wreck of the U.S.S. Kittiwake
Nice video 👍; thank you!
Zach! Super cool! I’m diving the Kittiwake tomorrow and went to search for some info on it and this was the first thing that came up! I was like “ I know that guy!” Nicely done. I’m sure I’ll appreciate it even more having watched your video. Jardayna, Surfrider, MA
Glad you enjoyed the video and have a great dive dive on the wreck!
Good scuba diving video
I subscribe your channel
Thanks! We have a lot more content to share very soon!
Yup, dove the KittyWake with Sunset House, good times..... Looked like Mel was at the helm ! and Yes, I signed the Geocach as well... Elfego Baca ...
excelent view nice video thank you
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
there are no other divers, did get a „private trip“ with sunset house? we travel in march to Cayman.
We got very lucky being the first boat on the wreck so got it to our selves for about an hour, when the other dive boats showed up we headed up. Best tip for diving the wreck try to get there early.
Ok why all the compression tanks?
Kittywake was a submarine rescue vessel so she had to have banks of gas ready for a diving bell, decompression chambers as well as dive operations.
free dive it from shore, free and I've lost count of the tiMes I've been alone (or with my group) at sunset with the whole ship just for us
Next trip down there we plan on free diving the wreck, just need to work on mt breath hold a bit.
Why no fish?
Its not as interesting if it sinks intentionally for some reason lol
Its not the same, there is something about a wreck with a story but artificial reefs are still fun to explore.