anyone ever dive the wreck of the ww2 german sub? seems like a fun one... might be worth digging up my gear

6/25/2006 2:45:32 AM

no, but i want to sometime

i need to go dive the U.S.S. Oriskany here in Pensacola

6/25/2006 3:00:16 AM

i'm curious

6/25/2006 3:54:29 AM

If you look down this page, there are several dive reports from the U-352 and the Papoose. This site is good for weather conditions, visibility, and sea life you'll see. If you dive the Papoose the same day, you could see 7-9 ft Tiger Sharks. Hope this helps.

http://www.ncdivers.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15

6/25/2006 8:58:22 AM

yeah i read there are spotted morays in the conning tower of the sub

it was sunk with depth charges by a coast guard cutter after it tried to torpedo it and missed

6/25/2006 10:03:17 AM

I've dove it a bunch..I'd really recommend it at least once, just to see it...its about 115' ... and if you go in July or August when the vis is >90ft its awesome.

http://www.olympusdiving.com can get you out there and they're more than reputable. George, the Captain of the Olympus, was one of the first people to dive the U-352.

One of the things that struck me the first time I saw it was how small it was, gives you an appreciation for how uncomfortable it must have been to be on it during the war.

6/25/2006 2:44:40 PM

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" it was sunk with depth charges by a coast guard cutter after it tried to torpedo it and missed"

haha sunk by the coast guard..that's great.

6/25/2006 2:49:55 PM

i havent been diving in years but that sounds like a fun dive... whats the depth of sub?

6/25/2006 5:48:52 PM

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"you could see 7-9 ft Tiger Sharks."

Pretty sure those are Sand Tigers. NC does have Tiger Sharks but they are very rare to see. Sand tigers are very common.

I love diving with the Sand Tiger population at Markham. A little scary at first (cause they swim with their mouth open and their teeth stick out) but you just got to keep cool, they are friendly (at least the ones at the Markham--used to divers, I guess).

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6/25/2006 6:45:56 PM

My dad just dove at 352 he said it was awesome.

6/25/2006 10:30:11 PM

http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/U352/U352.HTML

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"Most of what you see on the bottom is the remains of the pressure hull. The U-boat's outer casing has, for the most part, rusted away. ... New NC divers, however, beware. For some reason, over the years, the U-352 has claimed more that its fair share of diving accidents and fatalities. "

6/25/2006 10:56:40 PM

The Oriskany would be a good dive, and while it's totally accessible on air or nitrox...if you're planning on going deeper than ~130ft I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you've had trimix training. While depths of 130ft are completely accessible on 21% (air) to 30% nitrox...if you want to REMEMBER the dive and not be narc'd, I would use trimix (lowers your equivalend narcotic depth) and doubles (extend bottom time), or at least a stage/deco bottle.
If I recall I heard that the wreck starts around 70ft so if you don' further than from there to ~130ft, I doubt you'd have a problem.

[Edited on June 25, 2006 at 11:40 PM. Reason : ]

6/25/2006 11:39:49 PM

the new aquarium at pine knoll shores has a fabricated wrecked submarine in the large tank

it's freakin sweet

6/26/2006 12:19:14 AM

Yes, the one in the aquarium is a replica of the U352, the sub we're talking about in the thread.

6/26/2006 6:12:09 PM