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Hull
The hull of the San Diego rests upside-down on
the bottom. The massive thick plates have
completely rusted through in places evidence of
nearly eighty years on the bottom of the ocean.
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Six-inch
Gun
This is one of several six-inch guns on the
San Diego. You can see from this image how green
the water was on this dive.
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Business
Anemones grow over the business end of this
gun.
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Diver
A diver explores the wreck of the San Diego.
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Three-inch
Gun
This is one of the three-inch gun turrets.
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Three-inch
Gun
The barrel of this three-inch gun protrudes
from the wreck.
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Shell
Inside the wreck, shells from the six-inch
guns can still be found.
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Diver
A diver swims along the hull of the wreck.
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Three-inch
Gun
This three-inch gun points outward as if still
aiming at the U-156. The crew continued to fire
the guns even as the ship sank.
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Composite
If you click on the image to the left you will
see a composite image I made from several stills
of the six-inch gun.
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Barrel
Heavy marine growth covers the barrel of this
gun.
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Fish
A few fish swim about an opening in the
exterior hull plates.
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Hull
Damage
These massive hull plates are badly damaged
probably as a result of the sinking.
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Anchor
One of two anchors on the port side of the
wreck still sits tight in its hawse pipe.
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Anchor
This is the second anchor on the port side.
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Tie-In
For this dive we were tied in right at the bow
of the wreck.
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