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A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Archer-Fish United States Navy: 19 October 1968 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Aspro United States Navy: 16 November 1962 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Atlanta United States Navy: 1 ...
A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...
One such area is known today as Smugglers Cove. [4] George Nidever recalled hunting otter at Santa Cruz in the winter of 1835–36. Working from a base camp at Santa Rosa Island, he and two others obtained 60 skins that season. Fishermen encamped on the island, trading fish for other goods from passing boats. [4]
The Port of Hueneme in the city of Port Hueneme, California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complex not only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC ...
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port in San Diego County, California, near the Mexico–United States 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 ...
Port Hueneme (/ w aɪ ˈ n iː m i / ⓘ wy-NEEM-ee; Chumash: Wene Me) is a small beach city in Ventura County, California, surrounded by the city of Oxnard and the Santa Barbara Channel. [10] Both the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County lie within the city limits. Port Hueneme has a south-facing sand beach, known for its surfing.
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.
1857 map showing Point Loma in relation to San Diego Bay; Ballast Point is the small peninsula at the harbor mouth. Historical information from Coast Guard web site: [1] By Harmon Lougher, Photographer’s Mate First Class. Ballast Point is a tiny peninsula extending from Point Loma into the channel entrance to the harbor of San Diego.