Diving the USS Anderson,

Bikini Atoll, summer 2006...


 


The United States Navy destroyer Anderson in 1939...


 

 

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A composite photograph of Anderson's sharp bow...

 

 

 

The stern of the USS Anderson on the seabed at Bikini Atoll, summer 2006...

Live depth charges in the stern racks, USS Anderson...

Anderson's starboard prop...

Diver's lights and the camera flash show red coloured growth on a hatch on the wreck...

Banner Fish, USS Anderson, Bikini Atoll...

The USS Anderson is a deep wreck at 50 + meters but even at this depth there is a lot of natural light...

Quadruple torpedo tubes on the USS Anderson...

Martin on the wreck...

A heavy caliber machine gun lying at an apparently strange angle - the wreck lies completely on her side...

A 5" calibre gun...

Bob inspecting artifacts removed from the wreck and placed on the hull for divers to see...

Another artifact - Martin holds a large adjustable spanner...