Recreational dive sites are specific places that recreational scuba divers go to enjoy the underwater environment or for training purposes. They include technical diving sites beyond the range generally accepted for recreational diving. In this context all diving done for recreational purposes is included. Professional diving tends to be done where the job is, and with the exception of diver training and leading groups of recreational divers, does not generally occur at specific sites chosen for their easy access, pleasant conditions or interesting features.
Recreational dive sites may be found in a wide range of bodies of water, and may be popular for various reasons, including accessibility, biodiversity, spectacular topography, historical or cultural interest and artifacts (such as shipwrecks), and water clarity. Tropical waters of high biodiversity and colourful sea life are popular recreational diving tourism destinations. South-east Asia, the Caribbean islands, the Red Sea and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia are regions where the clear, warm, waters, reasonably predictable conditions and colourful and diverse sea life have made recreational diving an economically important tourist industry.
Recreational divers may accept a relatively high level of risk to dive at a site perceived to be of special interest. Wreck diving and cave diving have their adherents, and enthusiasts will endure considerable hardship, risk and expense to visit caves and wrecks where few have been before. Some sites are popular almost exclusively for their convenience for training and practice of skills, such as flooded quarries. They are generally found where more interesting and pleasant diving is not locally available, or may only be accessible when weather or water conditions permit.
While divers may choose to get into the water at any arbitrary place that seems like a good idea at the time, a popular recreational dive site will usually be named, and a geographical position identified and recorded, describing the site with enough accuracy to recognise it, and hopefully, find it again. (Full article...)
Reef dive sites
In the context of recreational diving, a reef may be a coral reef or a bottom of predominantly consolidated inorganic material, like rocky reef, and in the broader sense includes artificial structures and even ships sunk as artificial reefs. No special equipment is needed for most reef dive sites, but sufficient skill in buoyancy and depth control is desirable so that the diver does not harm the ecosystem by clumsy impacts with the bottom or stirring up sediment. Drift diving may be optional or the default where the current is strong.
Reef diving regions are geographical regions of arbitrary size known for including more than one named reef dive site, while a reef dive site is a specific part of a reef known by a name, which recreational divers visit to dive.
Wall diving is a form of reef diving, where The main characteristic of the sites is that the terrain is predominantly near vertical. The height of the wall can vary from a few metres to hundreds of metres. The top of the wall must be within diving depth, but the bottom may be far below or reasonably close to the surface. Many wall dive sites are in close proximity to more gently sloping reefs and unconsolidated sediment bottoms. No special training is required, but good buoyancy control skills are necessary for safety. Wall dive sites vary considerably in depth, and many are suitable for drift diving when a moderate current flows along the wall.
Reef diving regions
Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Aliwal Shoal – Rocky reef off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Al Lith – City in Saudi Arabia
Amed (Bali) – Group of fishing villages in Karangasem Regency on the north coast of Bali
Angria Bank – Submerged atoll in Maharashtra, India
Anilao – Region popular for diving tourism
Apo Island – Volcanic island in Visayas, Philippines
Apo Reef – Coral reef in the Philippines
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park – Marine protected area in the Cozumel reef system off Mexico
Bangaram Atoll – Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India
Bay of Pigs – Bay on the island of Cuba
Belize Barrier Reef – Series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize
Biscayne National Park – U.S. national park in South Florida
Bohol Sea – Marginal sea between the Visayas and Mindanao in the Philippines
Bowie Seamount – Submarine volcano in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
Broughton Island (New South Wales) – Coastal protected area in New South Wales, Australia
Bunaken – Island at the northern tip of Sulawesi in Indonesia
Bunaken National Park – Marine park in the north of Sulawesi island, Indonesia
Cagdanao – Island in the province of Palawan in the Philippines
Calve Island – Uninhabited island on the west coast of Scotland
Capurganá – Tourist destination of Colombia
Chesil Cove – Massive curved slope of shingle, at Chesil Beach in Dorset, England
Ċirkewwa – Harbour in Malta
Cliff Villa Peninsula – Promontory in Bandabou, Curaçao
Coron Bay – Bight in Palawan, Philippines
Coron, Palawan – Municipality in Palawan, Philippines
Coron Island – Island in the Calamian Islands in Palawan in the Philippines
Cozumel – Island in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Dhilba Guuranda–Innes National Park – Protected area in the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Edmonds Underwater Park – Recreational dive site in Seattle, Washington
El Ikhwa Islands – Two islands in the Egyptian Red Sea
Eyemouth – Coastal town in Berwickshire, Scotland
False Bay – Bay of the Atlantic Ocean at South Africa
Farne Islands – Island group off Northumberland, England
Għar Qawqla – Limestone formation off Marsalforn on the island of Gozo in Malta
Gili Islands – Three small islands off Lombok, Indonesia
Great Barrier Reef – Coral reef system in Queensland, Australia
Great Southern Reef – Australian reef system
Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve – Natural reserve in Mexico
Hand Deeps – Area of the English Channel off the south coast of Cornwall
Haql – City and Governorate in Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Hol Chan Marine Reserve – Marine reserve off the coast of Belize
Hurghada – Capital of the Red Sea Egyptian Governorate
iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in northern kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
Sodwana Bay – Bay of the Indian Ocean on the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park – State park at Key Largo, Florida, USA
Kadmat Island – Coral island of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India
Ko Tao – Island subdistrict in Surat Thani, Thailand
Lawrence Rocks – Rocky islets in Victoria, Australia
Lighthouse Reef – Atoll off the coast of Belize
Mabini, Batangas – Municipality in Batangas, Philippines
Mafia Island – Island of the Mafia Archipelago in Pwani Region, Tanzania
Malapascua – Island in the Philippines
Makna, Saudi Arabia – Town in Tabuk province, Saudi Arabia
The Manacles – Set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall
Mantanani Islands – Group of three islands off the north-west coast of Sabah, Malaysia
Marsa Alam – Town in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Martin's Haven – Bay in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK,
Mergui Archipelago – Archipelago in far southern Myanmar
Molasses Reef – Coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Molokini – Islet in Maui County, Hawaii
Neptune Islands – Two groups of islands in South Australia
Nusa Lembongan – Island in Indonesia
Osprey Reef – Submerged atoll northeast of Queensland, Australia
Panglao, Bohol – Municipality in Bohol, Philippines
Pedra da Risca do Meio Marine State Park – State park in Ceará, Brazil
Pescador Island – Island in Cebu, Philippines
Petit Saint Vincent – Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park – Protected area near Mount Gambier in South Australia
Poor Knights Islands – Group of islands and marine reserve off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island
Porteau Cove Provincial Park – Place in British Columbia, Canada
Puerto Galera – Municipality in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Punta Cana – Resort town in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic
Ras Muhammad National Park – Egyptian national park in South Sinai
Rondo Island – Northernmost island in Indonesia
Rosario Islands – Caribbean archipelago off the coast of Colombia
Rottnest Island – Island off the coast of Western Australia
Safaga – City on the Red Sea coast of Egypt
Samae San Island - Deepest technical dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand
San Andrés (island) – Colombian island in the Caribbean
San Pedro Nolasco Island – Mexican island in the Gulf of California
Seven Stones Reef – Rocky reef offshore of Land's End, Cornwall
Shaʽb Abu Nuħas – Coral reef in the Red Sea
Shadwan Island – Egyptian island in the Red Sea
Similan Islands – Marine protected area in Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand
Sipadan – Oceanic island in Malaysia
Socorro Island – Volcanic island off the west coast of Mexico
Soma Bay – Coastal resort in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Sound of Mull – Sound between the Inner Hebridean island of Mull and mainland Scotland
St. Crispin's Reef – Part of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Subic Bay – Bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon, Philippines
Taba, Egypt – Town in South Sinai, Egypt
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area around the Cape Peninsula in South Africa
Taganga – Fishing village and corregimiento in Magdalena, Colombia
Tayrona National Natural Park – Protected area in Colombia's north Caribbean region
Trearddur – Village and community in Anglesey, Wales
Tayyib Al-Ism – Town in Tabuk, north-western Saudi Arabia
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area on the south coast of South Africa
Tubbataha Reef – Protected area in the middle of the Sulu Sea
Utila – Smallest of Islas de la Bahía, Honduras
Wakatobi Regency – Regency in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Weh Island – Island in Aceh, Indonesia
Whittle Rock reef – Granite offshore reef area in False Bay, South Africa
Reef dive sites
Artificial reef – Human-made underwater structure that functions as a reef
Edithburgh jetty – Coastal town in South Australia
Gibraltar Artificial Reef – Collection of sunken wrecks
Merkanti Reef – Artificial reef at St. Julian's, Malta
Osborne Reef – Artificial reef off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Shark River Reef – Artificial reef off New Jersey
Swanage Pier – Pier in Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom
Underwater sculpture – Sculpture made for underwater display
Cancún Underwater Museum – Underwater display of sculpture in Cancún, Mexico
Christ of the Abyss – Submerged statue of Jesus Christ
Circle of Heroes – Underwater military memorial in Florida
Kristu tal-Baħħara – Christ of the Mariners, underwater statue off Malta
Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park – Collection of underwater contemporary art off Grenada in the Caribbean
Azure Window – Former natural arch in Gozo, Malta
Begg Rock – Small island in California, US
Blue Corner – Dive site of Palau
Bottle Island – One of the Summer Isles in Loch Broom, Scotland
Cod Hole – Dive site in Queensland, Australia
Dahab
Daedalus Reef – Reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
Devil's Throat at Punta Sur – Underwater cave near Cozumel, Mexico
Edmonds Underwater Park – Recreational dive site in Seattle, Washington
El Ikhwa Islands – Two islands in the Egyptian Red Sea
Elphinstone Reef – Small reef in the Egyptian Red Sea
Eyemouth – Coastal town in Berwickshire, Scotland
Fanadir – Recreational dive site in the Red Sea
Falls of Lora – Tidal race at the mouth of Loch Etive in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Fort Bovisand – Coastal fort in Devon, England
Fowey Rocks Light – Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
Frederiksted Pier – Cruise ship pier in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
French Reef – Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US
Gamul Kebir – Recreational dive site of Egypt in the Red Sea
German Channel – Channel dug through reef Palau
Hillsea Point Rock – Group of pinnacles in the English Channel off DevonPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Hoi Ha Wan – Bay in a marine park in Hong Kong
Inland Sea, Gozo – Seawater lagoon on Gozo, Malta
Jewfish Point – Geographical landmark, California, U.S.
Kennack Sands – Beach in Cornwall, England
Loch Fyne – Sea inlet on west coast of Scotland
The Manacles – Set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall
Magic Point – Coastal headland in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Molasses Reef – Coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Molokini – Islet in Maui County, Hawaii
Octopus Hole Conservation Area – Designated conservation area on Washington's Hood Canal
Palancar Reef – Coral reef off Cozumel, Mexico in the Caribbean sea
Pickles Reef – Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US
Piti Bomb Holes Marine Preserve – Marine protected area in Guam
Pope's Eye – Uncompleted foundation for an island fort at Port Philip, Victoria, Australia
Port Hughes jetty – Recreational dive site in South Australia
Port Noarlunga jetty – Recreational dive site in South Australia
Port Noarlunga Reef – Recreational dive site in South Australia
Portsea Hole – Seafloor depression in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
Rapid Bay jetty – Recreational dive site in South Australia
Ricks Spring – Karst spring in Utah, USA
San Mateo Rocks – Uninhabited Californian coastal islands
Seacrest Cove 2 – Recreational dive site in West Seattle, Washington
Second Valley – Coastal town in South Australia
South Channel Fort – Island in southern Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
St Abbs – Village in Berwickshire, Scotland
Sund Rock – Conservation area on Hood Canal, Washington, USA
Stingray City, Grand Cayman – Sandbars in the North Sound of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Tung Ping Chau – Island in Hong Kong
White Point, California – Geographic landmark
Whittle Rock – Granite reef in False Bay, South Africa
Whyalla – City in South Australia
Wolf Rock – Marine pinnacles in Queensland, Australia
Wall diving regions
Specific regions known for wall dive sites include:
Cayman Islands – British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean
Palau – Country in the Western Pacific
Indonesia – Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Papua New Guinea – Country in Oceania
Turks and Caicos Islands – British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean
The Bahamas – Country of islands in the Caribbean
Honduras – Country in Central America
Belize – Country in Central America
Hawaii – U.S. state
Red Sea – Arm of the Indian Ocean between Asia and Africa
Fiji – Country in Oceania
Puget Sound – Sound in Washington, United States
Monterey Bay – Large salt water bay in California, United States
Catalina Island – Channel Island off the coast of California
Wall dive sites
Blue Hole (Red Sea) – Submarine sinkhole north of Dahab, Egypt
Great White Wall - Fiji
Rainbow Reef - Fiji
Half Moon Caye Wall - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize
Bloody Bay - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Ghost Mountain - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
East Chute/Cayman Mariner - Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Haleiwa Trench - Oahu, Hawaii
Black Rock - Maui, Hawaii
Molokini - Maui, Hawaii
Islas Marietas - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
El Chato - Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Cave dive sites
Many cave dive sites are fresh water, but there are some that are sea water and a few that are partly fresh and partly sea water, and these may have a distinct halocline.
Sea cave – Cave formed by the wave action of the sea
Blue Grotto (Malta) – Sea caverns in Malta
Devil's Throat at Punta Sur – Underwater cave near Cozumel, Mexico
Nereo Cave – Sea cave in Sardinia, Italy
Inland Sea, Gozo – Seawater lagoon on Gozo, Malta
Caves with exclusively or mainly fresh water
Amphitrite cave, Greece.
Blackwater resurgence, Ireland.
Blauhöhle – Flooded cave system in Southern Germany
Blue Hole (New Mexico) – Sinkhole used for scubadiving in New Mexico, United States
Boesmansgat – Sinkhole and dive site in South Africa
Buford Springs – Cave diving site in Florida
Cenote – Natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneaths
Dzibilchaltun – Maya archaeological site with cenote in Yucatan, Mexico
Sistema Dos Ojos – Flooded cave system in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich – Flooded cave system in Mexico
Sistema Ox Bel Ha – Flooded cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sistema Sac Actun – Flooded cave system in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Chinhoyi Caves – Group of caves in north central Zimbabwe
Cocklebiddy cave – Large flooded cave in Western Australia
Devil's Cave system, Florida, US.
Eagle's Nest (sinkhole) – Cave diving site in Florida
Engelbrecht Cave – Cave system in South Australia
Fossil Cave – Flooded cave in the Limestone Coast area of South Australia
Hranice Abyss – Flooded sinkhole near the town of Hranice, Czech Republic
Jackson Blue, Florida, US.
Jordbrugrotta – Cave system in Norway
Madison Blue Springs, Florida, US.
Millpond cave
Molnár János Cave – Water-filled cave in Budapest, Hungary
Ojamo mine
Peacock Springs – Karst flooded cave and spring system in Florida,
Pearse Resurgence, also known as Nettlebed cave – Source of the Pearse Stream on Mt. Arthur, New Zealand South Island
Piccaninnie Ponds – Protected area near Mount Gambier in South Australia
Silfra – Water-filled rift in Iceland between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates
Uamh an Claonaite – Cave in Assynt, Highlands, Scotland
Utopia Cave, Sardinia
Vortex Spring – Freshwater spring and recreational dive site in Florida
Wakulla Springs – Spring and cave in Florida, United States
Wondergat – Sinkhole dive site near Lichtenburg, South Africa
Wookey Hole Caves – Series of limestone caverns in Somerset, EnglandEngland, Fresh-->
Zacatón – Water-filled sinkhole in Mexico
Blue holes
Blue hole – Marine cavern or sinkhole, open to the surface, in carbonate bedrock
Amberjack Hole – Blue Hole 48 km off the coast of Sarasota, Florida
Blue Hole (Guam) – Submarine sinkhole off the west coast of Guam
Blue Hole (Red Sea) – Submarine sinkhole north of Dahab, Egypt
Dean's Blue Hole – Deep water-filled sinkhole in the Bahamas
Dragon Hole – Deep underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea
Great Blue Hole – Marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize
Green Banana Hole – Blue hole off the coast of Sarasota, Florida
Samaesan Hole – Technical Dive Site in Thailand
Freshwater dive sites
Blue Lake (Utah) – Large geothermal pond in Utah, U.S.
Ewens Ponds – Flooded sinkholes in South Australia
Homestead caldera – Thermal springs in Utah
Little Blue Lake – Flooded sinkhole dive site in South Australia
Picaninnie Ponds – Karst spring in South Australia
Silfra – Water-filled rift in Iceland between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates
Wast Water – Body of water in Cumbria, England
Flooded quarries and mines
Capernwray Dive Centre – Flooded quarry in Lancashire, England, used as a recreational dive site
Dorothea quarry – Former slate quarry near Nantlle, in Carnarvonshire, Wales
Dosthill quarry – Flooded quarry in England used for scuba diving near Tamworth, Staffordshire
Dutch Springs – Flooded quarry in Pennsylvania used as a recreational diving site
Eccleston Quarry – Flooded quarry used as a recreational dive site
National Diving and Activity Centre – Flooded quarry in Gloucestershire, England
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park – Florida State Park in Holmes County
Rum Jungle Lake – Flooded open cast mine near Darwin, Australia
Stoney Cove – Flooded quarry in Leicestershire used for scuba diving
Wazee Lake – Artificial lake of Wisconsin, US
Deep pools and tanks
Deep Dive Dubai – Deep swimming pool in Dubai
Deepspot – Deep swimming pool in Poland
Hotel Terme Millepini – Hotel with 40m deep underwater diving pool
Nemo 33 – Indoor recreational diving facility in Brussels, Belgium
Wreck diving regions
Wreck diving regions: Regions known for having more than one shipwreck used as a recreational dive site:
Calve Island – Uninhabited island on the west coast of Scotland
Chuuk Lagoon – Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia
Coron Bay – Bight in Palawan, Philippines
Edmonds Underwater Park – Recreational dive site in Seattle, Washington
Firth of Clyde – Inlet on the west coast of Scotland
Gutter Sound – Sound in Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom
Loch Long – Sea-loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Maritime Heritage Trail – Battle of Saipan – Group of WWII wrecks in the lagoon at Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands
Michigan Underwater Preserves – Protected areas of the Great Lakes on Michigan's coast
Pearl and Hermes Atoll – Atoll of Hawaii
Porteau Cove Provincial Park – Place in British Columbia, Canada
Robben Island Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in South Africa
Scapa Flow – Bay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area around the Cape Peninsula in South Africa
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary – Aquatic protected area in Michigan, USA
List of shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Tulagi – Small island in Solomon Islands, north of Guadalcanal
Tulamben – Village in Karangasem, Bali Province, Indonesia
Ve Skerries – Small islands in the west of Shetland
Wardang Island – Island in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly – Group of rocks in the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom
Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve – Reserve to protect and conserve shipwrecks and historical resources in Lake Superior
Wreck Alley, San Diego – Area off California with several wrecks sunk as artificial reefs
Wreck diving sites
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HMS A1 – Royal Navy's first British-designed submarine
HMS A3 – A-class submarine of the Royal Navy
USS Aaron Ward – Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy
SS Abessinia – German steamship and British recreational dive site
USS Accokeek – Auxiliary ocean tug of the United States Navy
HMAS Adelaide – Frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, lead ship of the class
SS Admiral Sampson – American-flagged cargo and passenger steamship
MV Adolphus Busch – Ship sunk off Looe Key, Florida, as an artificial reef and dive site
MV Aeolian Sky – Greek registered freighter sunk off Dorset after a collision
USS Aeolus – Attack cargo ship converted into a cable repair ship
Agat World War II Amtrac – Sunken amphibious tracked landing vehicle
Aikoku Maru – Armed merchant cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy
SS Ajax – Cargo steamship that was built in Germany in 1923
SS Albert C. Field – Canadian cargo ship, sunk off the Needles during World War II
USS Algol – Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Akitsushima – Ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Alondra – English steamer wrecked off Ireland
Al Munassir – Amphibious warfare vessel operated by the Royal Navy of Oman
Amaryllis – Canadian cargo ship
SS America – Steam packet wrecked off Isle Royale in Lake Superior
USS Anderson – Sims-class destroyer
SS Andrea Doria – Italian ocean liner that sank in 1956
SS Antilla – Hamburg America Line cargo ship scuttled in 1940 off Aruba
SS Antilles – French cruise ship that ran aground and sank off Mustique
USS Apogon – Balao-class submarine
SS Aquila – British built cargo ship sunk off AmbonPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Aratama Maru – Japanese munitions transport ship sunk at Guam
USS Arkansas – Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
SS Arratoon Apcar – 19th-century British steamship that is now a wreck in Florida
USS Arthur W. Radford – Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy
USS Atlanta – Atlanta-class light cruiser
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HMAS Bayonet – Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian NavyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
SS Ben Doran – Steam fishing trawler that operated out of Aberdeen
SS Benwood – Steam cargo ship of the early twentieth century
MV Bianca C. – Passenger ship sunk off Grenada
SS Binnendijk – Dutch cargo steamship sunk by a mine off Portland Bill in the English Channel
HMSAS Bloemfontein – Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy in Canada during World War II
HMS Boadicea – British destroyer, 1930–1944
Booya – Schooner wrecked in Darwin, Australia
SS Breda – Dutch ship sunk off Scotland in 1940
Brian Davis – Iris-class buoy tender
HMAS Brisbane – Australian guided missile destroyer
HMHS Britannic – Olympic-class ocean liner
Bud Bar – Artificial reef near Boynton Beach, Florida
Bungsberg – German cargo ship sunk near Tallinn, Estonia
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HMAS Canberra – Guided missile frigate
HMCS Cape Breton – Royal Canadian Navy Cape-class maintenance ship
USCGC Cape Henlopen – Type "C" Cape-class coast guard cutter
Captain Keith Tibbetts – Class of Soviet anti-submarine frigates
SS Carl D. Bradley – Self-unloading Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Michigan storm
SS Carnatic – British steamship wrecked in the gulf of Suez
Carthaginian II – Steel sailing vessel sunk as artificial reef
SS Cedarville – Great lakes self-unloading wrecked in a collision
ROCS Chen Hai – Casa Grande-class dock landing ship
SS City of Launceston – Steamship operated by the Launceston and Melbourne Steam Navigation Company
HMCS Chaudière – Restigouche-class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
SS Clan Ranald – Turret deck steamship that sank off the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
USCGC Comanche – Coast guard cutter
Constandis – Fishing vessel sunk as a recreational dive site in Limassol Bay, Cyprus
HMAS Coogee – Passenger ferry that briefly served as a Royal Australian Navy armed patrol vessel
SMS Cormoran – German armed merchant raider of WWI scuttled at Guam
HMS Coronation – 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy
Crusader – Australian Army amphibious operations support ship of World War II
USS Curb – Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
USCGC Cuyahoga – US Coast Guard Active-class patrol boat
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MV Dania – Cargo ship scuttled as a dive site off Bamburi, Kenya
David Tucker – Steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class
SMS Dresden – Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
SS D.R. Hanna – 552-foot steel freighter that sank on Lake Huron in 1919Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
USCGC Duane – United States Coast Guard cutter
SS Dunraven – British cargo vessel wrecked in the Gulf of Suez
SS Dwight L. Moody – Liberty ship of WWII
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Eagle – Freighter sunk as an artificial reef in Florida
SS Eastfield – Ship sunk off Cornwall in 1917, now a dive site
SS Eber Ward – Package freighter sunk in the Straits of Mackinac
SS Edgar E. Clark – American Liberty ship
HMT Elk – British trawler sunk off Plymouth in 1940
SS Ellengowan – Schooner shipwrecked in Darwin, Australia
USS Emmons – Gleaves-class destroyer
RMS Empress of Ireland – Canadian ocean liner that sank in 1914
SS Espagne – Belgian cargo ship sunk in English Channel
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HMS Falmouth – Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
Fifi – Tugboat that caught fire and sank in Bahrain
SS Francisco Morazan – German built cargo ship wrecked in Lake Michigan
Fujikawa Maru – Japanese armed transport ship sunk in Truk lagoon
Japanese destroyer Fumizuki – Mutsuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy sunk at Truk
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SMS Geier – Unprotected cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
SATS General Botha – British cruiser, 1885–1947
SS George Dewey – Liberty ship of WWII
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg – US Navy transport ship sunk as artificial reef at Key West
Georg Thiele – Type 1934 class destroyer
HMS Ghurka – Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy sunk off Dungeness by a German mine
USS Gilliam – Attack transport ship sunk at Bikini atoll
Glen Strathallan – British ship scuttled in Plymouth sound as a dive site
SAS Good Hope – Loch-class frigate in the South African Navy
HMAS Goorangai – Auxiliary minesweeper of the Royal Australian Navy
SS Gothenburg – British steamship wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef
MV Gregory Poole – Admirable-class minesweeper
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MT Haven – Crude oil carrier that sank off the coast of Genoa, Italy in 1991
MT Hephaestus – Bunkering oil tanker which ran aground off Qawra, Malta
Hermann Künne – Type 1936-class destroyer
HMS Hermes – 1924 unique aircraft carrier
Herzogin Cecilie – German-built four-masted barque wrecked near Salcombe
Hilma Hooker – Shipwreck in Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands
SS Hispania – Swedish steamship wrecked in the Sound of Mull, now a dive site
HMS Hood – Royal Sovereign-class battleship of the Royal Navy scuttled in Portland Harbour
HMAS Hobart – Royal Australian Navy scuttled shipwreck
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I-1 – Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
Igara – Bulk carrier wrecked off the coast of Malaysia in 1973
USS Indra – Landing craft repair ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
Irako – Japanese supply ship during the Second World War
SS Ironsides – Wooden-hulled American package freighter on Great Lakes service
SS Isaac M. Scott – American Great Lakes freighterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
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HMAS J1 – J class submarine
HMAS J2 – J class submarine
HMAS J4 – J class submarine
HMAS J5 – British submarine, 1915–1926
SS James Eagan Layne – Liberty ship sunk off Cornwall, now a dive site
Jura – Wooden, flush deck, paddle steamer,Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
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Kashi Maru – Japanese auxiliary minelayer, now a dive site in the Solomon Islands
King Cruiser – Car ferry that sank off the West Coast of Southern Thailand
USS Kittiwake – Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel
Kizugawa Maru – World War II-era Japanese freighter ship
SMS Kronprinz – Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
Kyarra – Cargo and passenger luxury liner torpedoed and sunk near Swanage
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Lady Thetis – Cypriot passenger ship sunk for use as a recreational dive site
HMS Laforey – Royal Navy destroyer sunk by a mine off Sussex
USS Lamson – Mahan-class destroyer
USAT Liberty – United States Army cargo ship
SS Louis Sheid – Belgian-owned cargo steamship, now a recreational dive site off South Devon
USS LST-507 – US Tank landing ship sunk off the south coast of England, now a dive site
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HMS M2 – Royal Navy submarine monitor wrecked in Lyme Bay
HMCS Mackenzie
SS Maine – British ship sunk in 1917 near Dartmouth, Devon. Now a recreational dive site
SS Maloja – UK registered passenger steamship sunk by a mine off Dover
HMS Maori – Royal Navy Tribal class destroyer sunk in Malta
SS Maori – Shoreline historical wreck in Leeugat Bay on the Cape Peninsula west coast
Marguerite – French ship sunk in Lyme Bay in 1917. Now a dive site
SMS Markgraf – Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
SS Mauna Loa – American cargo ship
USAT Meigs – United States Army transport ship sunk in Darwin Harbour
SS Mendi – Passenger steamship that sank after a collision south of the Isle of Wight
MV Mercedes I – Merchant ship built in 1952 in Hamburg, Germany
MS Mikhail Lermontov – Soviet cruise liner wrecked in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
SS Milwaukee – Great lakes train ferry that foundered in a storm
USS Mindanao – US Navy Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship in service 1943-1947
SS Miowera – Passenger and refrigerated cargo liner
USS Mizpah – United States Navy patrol yacht
USCGC Mohawk – U.S. Coast Guard cutter sunk as artificial reef off south-west Florida
SS Mohegan – British steamship wrecked off of Cornwall in 1898
RMS Moldavia – British ship sunk in 1918 off Beachy Head, now a dive site
HMS Montagu – Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy
MV RMS Mulheim – German owned container ship wrecked at Land's End, Cornwall
USS Muliphen – Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
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Nagato – Super-dreadnought sunk by nuclear test in Bikini atoll
USS New York – Second United States Navy armored cruiser so designated
HMCS Nipigon – Annapolis-class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
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SS Oceana – Cargo and passenger ship sunk off Beachy Head after a collision
Oite – Kamikaze-class destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1920s
USS Oriskany – Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
MS Oslofjord – Ocean liner sunk after hitting a mine off the River Tyne
Ozone – Paddle steamer built in Scotland in 1886
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Maltese patrol boat P29 – Ship scuttled as dive site off Malta
Maltese patrol boat P31 – Minesweeper/patrol boat scuttled for use as a recreational dive site
SS Panay – Passenger vessel built for the Great Western RailwayPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
SS Papoose – Oil tanker built in 1921
SS Pedernales – Lake tanker damaged by a torpedo at Aruba, part of the ships remains as dive site
Peristera shipwreck – Historical shipwreck in Greece
HMS Perseus – British submarine
SS Persier – British ship sunk in Plymouth Sound in 1945. Now a dive site
HMAS Perth – Australian guided missile destroyer
SS Pewabic – Package freighter that served ports on the Upper Great Lakes
SAS Pietermaritzburg – Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War II
USS Pilotfish – Balao-class submarine sunk at Bikini atoll
MS Piłsudski – Polish passenger ship sunk off the Yorkshire coast
SS Pioneer – Steam dredging ship
USCGC Point Swift – United States Coast Guard cutter
MV Pool Fisher – British merchant vessel that sank off the Isle of Wight
SS Port Kembla – Steamer owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line
HMS Port Napier – British World War II auxiliary minesweeper that caught fire and exploded
SS President Coolidge – American ocean liner sunk in 1942
Preußen – German ship built in 1902
HMS Prince of Wales – King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy
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PS Queen Victoria – Paddle steamer wrecked off the Baily Lighthouse, Ireland
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SS Radaas – Ship sunk in 1917 near Portland Bill, now a dive site
Rainbow Warrior – Greenpeace vessel bombed by French intelligence operatives in Auckland harbour (1985)
USS Rankin – US Navy Tolland-class attack cargo ship in service 1945–1947, 1952-1971
SS Regina – Steel ship that foundered in Lake Huron in a storm
HMS Repulse – 1916 Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy
RMS Rhone – Royal Mail Ship wrecked off Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands in a hurricane
Riva Palacio – Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy
USS Rochester – Second United States Navy armored cruiser so designated
SS Rondo – Ship sunk in Sound of Mull in 1935, now a recreational dive site
SS Rosehill – Steam collier torpedoed and sunk near Fowey, Cornwall
SS Rotorua – New Zealand Shipping Company steam ocean liner and refrigerated cargo ship
Royal Adelaide – Iron sailing ship wrecked on Chesil BeachPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Royal Charter – Steam clipper wrecked off Anglesey, UK
MV Rozi – Tugboat scuttled as a dive site off Malta
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HMS Safari – Royal Navy S-class submarine which served in World War II
HMCS Saguenay – Former destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
Sakawa – Agano-class light cruiser
MV Salem Express – Car and passenger ferry wrecked off the Egyptian coast
Sanko Harvest – Bulk carrier that sank off Esperance, Western Australia
USS Saratoga – Lexington-class aircraft carrier
HMCS Saskatchewan – Mackenzie-class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
USS Scrimmage – Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy
USS Scuffle – Admirable class minesweeper sunk as an artificial reef off Cozumel
HMS Scylla – 22nd Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy
HMS Sidon – Royal Navy submarine sunk in Portland Harbour by explosion of a faulty torpedo
USCGC Spar – Iris class sea going buoy tender
USS Spiegel Grove – US Navy ship sunk off Key Largo as an artificial reef
Stanegarth – Steam tugboat scuttled as a dive feature at Stoney Cove
SS Stanwood – Cargo steamship wreck and recreational dive site
SS Stella – Passenger ferry wrecked off the Casquets in 1899
SS Stepas Darius – Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II
HMAS Swan – Australian naval ship, built 1970
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USCGC Tamaroa – Coast guard cutter
USS Tarpon – Submarine of the United States
Texas Clipper – Merchant marine training vessel with the Texas Maritime Academy
SS Thesis – Steamship wrecked in 1889 in the Sound of Mull, Scotland
SS Thistlegorm – British armed merchantman sunk in the Red Sea at Ras Muhammad
Thunderbolt Wreck – Mine planter of The US Army
Toa Maru – Japanese transport ship sunk by a submarine off Gizo, Solomon Islands
HMAS Tobruk – Modified Round Table-class Landing Ship Heavy of the Royal Australian Navy
Tokai Maru – Japanese passenger-cargo ship sunk in Apra Harbor, Guam
SS Torrey Canyon – Oil tanker wrecked off the coast of Cornwall
SAS Transvaal – Loch-class frigate in the South African Navy
MV Treasure – June 2000 environmental disaster off the coast of South Africa
HMNZS Tui – Conrad class oceanographic ship
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U-40 – German submarine sunk by a mine in the English Channel
U-352 – German World War II submarine
U-1195 – German World War II submarine
Um El Faroud – Libyan owned tanker scuttled as dive site off Malta
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SS Varvassi – Greek freighter wrecked at The Needles in a storm after engine failure
USS Vermilion – Tolland-class attack cargo ship
SS Vienna – Steamship sunk after a collision in Lake Superior
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HMNZS Waikato – Leander class frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy
SS Walter L M Russ – German freighter wrecked in St George's Channel
SS Washingtonian – American freighter that sank off Delaware after a collision
TSS Waterford (1912) – Passenger vessel built for the Great Western RailwayPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
HMNZS Wellington – Leander class frigate sunk as artificial reef off Wellington, New Zealand
USS Wilkes-Barre – Cleveland-class light cruiser
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USS Yancey – US Navy Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
YO-257 – US Navy yard oiler scuttled off Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
SS Yongala – Passenger steamship that was wrecked in Queensland, Australia
HMCS Yukon – Mackenzie-class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
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MS Zenobia – RO-RO ferry that capsized and sank near Larnaca, Cyprus
SS Zealandia – Australian cargo and passenger steamship sunk in the bombing of Darwin
Zingara – Cargo vessel wrecked in the Straits of Tiran in the Red Sea
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