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Wreck Alley is an artificial reef and recreational diving destination off the coast of San Diego.In addition to the artificial reef created by multiple shipwrecks, the area also includes submerged ocean platforms and remains of the old Ingraham Street Bridge.
Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the United States Pacific Fleet, consisting of over 50 ships and over 150 tenant commands. The base is composed of 13 piers stretched over 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land and 326 acres (132 ha) of water. [1] The total on base population is over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 civilians.
Significant dates. Added to NRHP. 7 June 1988. Designated NHL. 7 June 1988 [3] WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, launched as USCGC Roger B. Taney and for most of her career called USCGC Taney (/ ˈtɔːni /), is a United States Coast Guard high endurance cutter notable as the last warship floating which fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. [4] She was named ...
A Balao -class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Clemente. 33°25′30″N 117°37′44″W / 33.425°N 117.629°W / 33.425; -117.629 (USS Moray (SS-300)) USS Naifeh. United States Navy. 11 July 1966. A John C. Butler -class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island.
The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after ...
50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft. USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) is the third Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. It is the first "white hull" cutter named after a woman since the 1980s (USCGC Harriet Lane was launched in 1984). Stratton is named for Coast Guard Captain Dorothy C. Stratton (1899 ...
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port in San Diego County, California, near the Mexico-US border. The bay, which is 12 miles (19 km) long and 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km) wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's 840 miles (1,350 km) of coastline, after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay.
USS. San Diego. (LPD-22) 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. USS San Diego (LPD-22), a San Antonio -class amphibious transport dock, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for San Diego, California.