USS Spiegel Grove
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USS Spiegel Grove was a U.S. Navy dock landing ship later intentionally sunk off Key Largo, Florida, where it serves as a popular artificial reef and scuba diving site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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artificial reef ⓘ dock landing ship ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ |
| artificialReefLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ off Key Largo, Florida ⓘ |
| beam | 84 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Ingolfsby Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign | NTRG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1956-06-08 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissionedOn | 1989-10-02 ⓘ |
| depthToDeck | approximately 60–70 ft ⓘ |
| depthToSeafloor | approximately 130 ft ⓘ |
| displacement | about 13,600 tons full load ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive interior compartments
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helicopter deck ⓘ large well deck ⓘ |
| homeport | Little Creek, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | LSD-32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialSinkingOrientation | on her starboard side ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
scuba diving
ⓘ
technical diving ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1954-08-07 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1955-11-10 ⓘ |
| length |
159.2 m
ⓘ
522 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rutherford B. Hayes
NERFINISHED
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Spiegel Grove (estate of Rutherford B. Hayes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NavyListStatus | stricken from Naval Vessel Register in 1994 ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Key Largo, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| orientationAfterFinalSinking | upright ⓘ |
| partOf | Florida Keys artificial reef system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
transport and landing of troops and vehicles ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| reefProgram | Monroe County Artificial Reef Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | artificial reef and dive site ⓘ |
| sunkAsArtificialReefOn |
2002-05-17
ⓘ
2002-06-10 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Cold War operations
ⓘ
Cuban Missile Crisis support operations ⓘ Vietnam War-era deployments ⓘ |
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USS Spiegel Grove