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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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
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
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 (nearby) shipName USS Spiegel Grove
subject surface form: USS Spiegel Grove