USS Spikefish SS-404 ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

USS Spikefish SS-404

Type:: shipwreck, Balao ( modified Gato ) class submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1944, Portsmouth, NH USA
Specs:: ( 312 x 27 ft ) 1810 tons, no crew
Sunk:: Tuesday August 4, 1964
weapons test
Depth:: 280 ft

Sunk SSE of Montauk point, the Spikefish has been found, but not much dived.

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Comments on USS Spikefish

Aaron Haney:

December 7, 2021 at 6:56 pm

Thats my grandfather's sub!!

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