Huntington Beach B Center
California · Up to 18.3 m
Artificial reef built from Quarry Rock
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Francis E. Powell Wreck
Virginia · 21–27 m
The Francis E. Powell was a 7,140-ton American oil tanker built 1920-1922 and operated by the Atlantic Refining Company. She was torpedoed by U-130 on January 27, 1942, caught fire, broke in two and sank off Virginia's Eastern Shore. The wreck rests in multiple sections, with the stern off Parramore Island in about 90 ft of water, where the broken hull shelters lobster, flounder and sea bass and is visited by Virginia wreck-diving charters.
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United States lightship Diamond Shoal Wreck
North Carolina · 52–61 m
Lightship LV-71 marked the deadly Diamond Shoals for over 20 years before being shelled and sunk by U-140 on 6 August 1918 — the only U.S. lightship ever lost to enemy action; her entire crew survived. The 122-ft vessel now rests in 180-200 ft of water just off the shoals and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The depth, current and remoteness make this strictly a technical (trimix) dive visited only occasionally by expedition-level divers.
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Frolic Wreck
California · 3–18 m
The Frolic was a 97-foot Baltimore-built opium-trade brig that struck the reef north of Point Cabrillo on the night of July 25, 1850, while carrying Chinese silk, porcelain and other Gold Rush cargo to San Francisco; the wreck indirectly triggered the founding of the Mendocino lumber industry. Scattered remains (ballast, fittings, porcelain shards) lie among ridges, boulders and surge channels in Frolic Cove. A historically significant but demanding shore dive for calm days only; the site is protected and nothing may be removed.
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Twin Lakes Scuba Park
Texas · 0–15.2 m
A 31-acre aquifer-fed lake in Manvel, about 20 minutes south of downtown Houston, run as an RV resort and scuba training park. Sunken attractions include several fishing boats, a school bus, a jet ski and an Airstream trailer, with shallow platforms used heavily for open-water classes. Visibility averages 10-20 ft, dropping below 30 ft of depth.
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Alligator Reef / USS Alligator Shipwreck Verified
Florida · 0.9–7.6 m
Shallow reef and protected historic wreck area near Alligator Reef Lighthouse off Islamorada. Divers and snorkelers visit coral habitat, fish life, and ballast/wreck remains traditionally associated with USS Alligator, while acknowledging some uncertainty about exact wreck attribution. This is a boat-access Sanctuary Preservation Area style dive/snorkel site, not a shore dive.
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Axel Carlson - Susan Balluys Reef
New Jersey · 20.1–21 m
Artificial reef built from M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), deployed 1998.
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Keawakapu Artificial Reef, Maui - Corner B
Hawaii · Up to 37.2 m
Keawakapu Artificial Reef, Maui - Corner B is a dive site located in United States. Maximum depth is around 37 m. The site is reached by boat. Rated advanced based on available data.
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SS Onoko Wreck
Minnesota · 55–67 m
The Onoko, launched in 1882, was the first iron-hulled bulk freighter on the Great Lakes and a direct ancestor of the modern laker. She sprang a leak and sank in 35 minutes on September 14, 1915, about 13.5 nautical miles east of Duluth, and was found in 1988 lying upside down and broken nearly in half in roughly 220 feet of water. It is a serious trimix-level technical dive: dark, silty, very cold and far offshore, visited only by experienced technical teams.
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Shrine of St. Therese
Alaska · —
The Shrine of St. Therese, about 22 miles north of downtown Juneau on Glacier Highway, is the city's best-known shore dive and freedive site. A rocky causeway connects the shore to Shrine Island, and the surrounding rocky reef supports giant Pacific octopus, crabs, nudibranchs and frequent in-water encounters with Steller sea lions. The site sits on Catholic shrine grounds within the Tongass National Forest setting, and visitors are asked to be respectful of the property.
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Sea Girt - DVD Banana Barge
New Jersey · 17.4–18.9 m
Artificial reef built from 140' Deck Barge - "DVD Banana" (AKA "King Barge") NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 140' Deck Barge - "DVD Banana" (AKA "King Barge"), deployed 1998.
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