Wreck
down to 67 m
USS Oriskany
A 911-foot aircraft carrier sunk upright in 2006, its island tower rising to about 26 m below the surface off Pensacola.
- Experienced
- Sharks
Open Water≤18 m
USS Massachusetts
Dive site in Pensacola & Destin, United States
- Usual dive
- 9 m
- Deepest point
- 9 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
The story
The battleship USS Massachusetts was sunk in 1921 in a training exercise by the guns of Fort Pickens. She now lies 1.5 nautical miles south-southwest of Pensacola Pass as a Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.
Source: nps.gov
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat. Known for turtles.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: scubadiverlife.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
- Low visibilityVisibility can be limited; good navigation helps.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
Season in Pensacola & Destin
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Sep.
Source: dan.orgPrices in Pensacola & Destin
- Try dive
- €134
- Open Water course
- €537
- Marine park fee
- €13
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is Pensacola & Destin?
The point shows the Pensacola & Destin area, not the exact dive site.
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.