Name your best or favorite wreck dive

[naturalsummer]

Both of my favorites are off the coast of NC...

The Normannia, a 312' freighter that foundered in 1924 in a storm in 90 -110 fsw. Points of interest include intact bow and stern with high relief; two boilers, engine; rudder and propeller and spare propeller; port and starboard anchors.

The John D. Gill, a 528' tanker torpedoed by a German sub in 1942 in 70-90 fsw. The history of the Gill is just as interesting as the diverse marine life that inhabits it.

On both wrecks you can find African pompano, amberjacks, barracuda, grouper; sandtiger sharks, eagle rays, dolphins, sea turtles, various tropical species, as well as huge schools of bait fish so thick they turn day into night.

 

[cdiver2]

favorite wreck of mine HMS Drake sank Rthhland Is, NI

 

[NJDiveGirl]

hmmm... I have a few...

The Stolt Dagali off NJ
The Duane off Key Largo (especially at night)
The Caribsea off NC
Yongala on the Great Barrier Reef

If I had to pick one of the above, it would have to be the Yongala!

 

[AquaRock]

My favorite is the Rhone off bvi. im suprised not to see it listed. Also the superior producer off curacao is a fun dive. they are both well within adv rec limits. great viz on both and minor penatration is not a problem. anyway check em out if you are close by. AquaRock

 

[blackice]

My most recent wreck was the Seven Skies Ship in the South China Sea of Malaysia. It's quite big with the funnel starting around 22m the the bridge starts around 30m and goes to 36m then you go down the side and reach the bottom at around 60m. There are penetration options from the bridge.

Drop stages and scooters in the entrance then move down the corodior, decend the steps to 3 big rooms.

 

[GDI]

:doctor:
I love all the Great Lake Shipwrecks
One of my favs is the Munson in Kingston, Ontario
115-120 feet For just a Drege Barge it is a real joy to dive. So is the George A Marsh and the others. The Wolf Islander and the Keystorm are great wreck training dives. The Lilly Parsons is cool as is All the the St Lawrence wrecks

 

[DawgPaddle]

My Favorite thus far has been the U-352 German U-Boat off the outer banks in NC. Honestly though I only have 8 wrecks under my tanks so I'm sure there are sights to see that I haven't imagined yet. The wreck, coupled with reading the history behind really paints an exciting picture.

So far, the shipwrecks that I have been scuba diving on are either off the Jersey Shore, or NC Shore. I'll be going to Hawaii in late May or early June, so I may see something better. I've still not dove on any "walls" so that will be cool too.

Up till now I've dove on:

U-352 - 115 fsw
Suloid - 70 fsw
Papoose - 130 fsw
Mohawk - 80 fsw (approximate)
Adriatic - 75 fsw (approximate)
Delaware - 80 fsw (approximate)
Indra - 75 fsw
Astra - 75 fsw

 

[yak]

My first wreck visit was during a resort dive on the Antilla in Aruba. At only 60 fsw, it got me hooked on scuba.

 

[matt_unique]

To date my favorite dive. Very "spiritual" to see and touch this history with your own eyes and hands. This is a real wreck with a real war history. Real wrecks are always more appealing to me than those intentionally sunk as dive sites.

--Matt

 

[nyresq]

the San Diego... but its starting to really collapse and break down, so a close second is the Stolt, third would be the Arundo