Technical Scuba Diving
During most trips to dive the wrecks at Bikini Atoll on Master Liveaboards, about mid-trip, the boat will conduct one dive in the morning and then plan a trip ashore to Bikini Atoll in the afternoon for a picnic and to wander around. Bikini Island was the "control center" for the nuclear tests performed after [...]
Intro The Nagato played a pivotal role in World War II and she will forever be inextricably tied to the US entry into the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Given her place in history, she has been on my "to-do" list of wreck dives for as long as I can remember. There is [...]
Background I had been doing a lot of photogrammetry work on the Saratoga and had one idea that was a "well, if it happens" project. Namely, it would be interesting to build a photogrammetry model of the island (or tower) structure on the wreck. In the photo below, the 5" guns are on the far [...]
Intro In terms of shipwrecks, Destroyers are probably my favorite types of ships to dive. I think of them as the "utility players" in a Navy. There are many different types and sizes of destroyers, but the general characteristic is that they are designed to escort and protect larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or [...]
Intro This is my 250th post and it is an epic one! Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy! Everybody that goes to Bikini dives the USS Saratoga (CV-3) aircraft carrier and there is certainly plenty to see both inside and on the exterior. It is one of only a few dive-able aircraft [...]
Intro The USS Arkansas (BB-33) is a Wyoming-class dreadnought battleship of epic proportions and history. She served in both World War I and World War II. It is cool to think of diving a battleship that served in both World Wars. She was built over 110 years ago. The term "dreadnought" refers to a type [...]
Intro The USS Carlisle (APA-69) was a Gilliam-class attack transport vessel that served in the Pacific in World War II. She was launched on 30 July 1944 and was built in my "home town" of San Pedro, California. Attack transport vessels are designed to transport invasion forces ashore. As such, they have their own landing [...]
Intro The USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer. Destroyers come in different "flavors" but the design goals are generally to be fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warships designed to escort larger ships such as aircraft carriers, battleships, etc. There were only 12 Sims-class destroyer built with the first ship laid down in 1937 and the last [...]
Intro The Apogon (SS-308) seemed like a natural first post on the wrecks of Bikini Atoll after my initial overall Bikini Atoll Trip Report. I had recently dove and documented and built a photogrammetry model of another Balao-class submarine : the USS Moray which sunk during torpedo target practice in 1970 off San Clemente Island, [...]
Intro This trip has been a long time coming. A really long time. A brief history of my journey to dive the historic wrecks in Bikini Atoll: Approx 2014/2015 : Read about the wrecks in Bikini Atoll and commit to myself to dive them Jan 2017 - Booked a trip to Bikini for Jul 2018 [...]
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