Speigel Grove - Dive Site Map of Florida & Bahamas from www.ScubaLessonsInc.com (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
6 Miles off Key Largo. GPS coordinates: 25 04.003N, 80 18.656W
The Spiegel Grove wreck lies near Dixie Shoals into the Marine Sanctuary.
Here is a virtual dive of this site: http://www.ediving.us/sitePage.php?site=usafl_spiegel_grove
Advanced Certification is REQUIRED, you must also show log book for most dive shops to prove you have dove 100ft. in past 6 months.
The USS Spiegel Grove is a Landing Ship Dock (LSD 32),
which has been sunk to create an artificial reef in Key Largo.
The vessel is 510 feet in length, 84 feet wide.
which has been sunk to create an artificial reef in Key Largo.
The vessel is 510 feet in length, 84 feet wide.
Since her sinking in 2002, the Spiegel Grove had been lying
on her starboard side. Due to the waves/currents/surge from
Hurricane Dennis, the Spiegel Grove now sits upright as
shown here (this image is not an actual photograph).
on her starboard side. Due to the waves/currents/surge from
Hurricane Dennis, the Spiegel Grove now sits upright as
shown here (this image is not an actual photograph).
To defray the costs of cleanup, preparation, and towing, the
Key Largo Chamber of Commerce Artificial Reef Committee
will be selling medallions which will be required for divers
wishing to visit the artificial reefs off the Upper Keys.
| Two versions are available:
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| Lifetime Medallion:
Purchaser's name will be engraved on the plaque $250 (only 1000 will be cast/sold) |
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Annual Medallion: To be purchased annually, $10 |
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Lifetime Medallions can be ordered by calling the
Key Largo Chamber of Commerce at (305) 451-4747.
Both medallions can be ordered from the
Chamber of Commerce website.
Order link is at the bottom of page.