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I had a look into my old log book, I went diving there April 19th 1998 to May 14th 1998. Besides wreck diving we did some dry and underwater cave exploration too and mapped water Point cave in the process. Here is some of the depth and what I remember. The trip was a Cambrian Foundation Exploration Expedition with Terrence Tysall and Kevin Denlay being the organizers. A lot of the dives where video documented including Aaron Ward and Atlanta for the USN museum in Washington I believe. We did as well damage documentation and assesment, especially on torpedo hits on USS Atlanta.

USS John Penn - 190 feet - 1 dive - bow section, lies on starboard side, 190 feet to the sand

USS John Penn - 160 feet - 1 dive - stern section, lots of portholes

IJN Azumasan - 210 feet - 1 dive - Japanese motorbike with sidecar in cargo hold at 210 feet

USS Aaron Ward - 238 feet - 7 dives - all torpedos in mounts, two warheads brocken off, lying right there, one torpedo partially out of tube with warhead intact, turret # 3 took a lot of hits, lots of dents and ripped open, hull intact, bow and stern bent upward from landing on ocean floor, aft stack standing, partial remains of radar intact as well as gun directory on top of superstructure, port side bomb or torpedo hole below water line, deep penetration in bow and stern

IJN Kawananishi Flying Boat - 143 feet - 1 dive - 4 engine flying boat, sunk August 7th 1942 while on mooring, twisted up wreckage

New Zealand Navy vessel Moa - 138 feet - 1 dive - Submarine chaser half burried in mud and sand, lots of depth charges in place and intact, midship destruction around engine compartment

USS Kanawha - 185 feet - 6 dives - USN Oiler, on top of aft cabin 3 inch gun, shells, 2 helmets lying there, big blast hole in port side from salvaging condensers, amount of artifacts incredible !!, dep penetration in whole ship

IJN Susako Maru - 300 feet - 1 dive - lies on port side, huge debries field

USS Atlanta - 414 feet - 4 dives - lies on port side about 60 degree angle, wreck has a large hole in stern section, diving # 3 turret, bridge, galley with limited penetration, steel very cruimbly due to heavy fire, unreal the amount of holes in the turrets and bridge due to shells hitting these areas, placed a plaque on the wreck close to the bridge in memory of the sailors fallen, was with Miria Denlay on her deep wreck dive to 374 feet

IJN I-1 - 98 feet - 1 dive - Submarine, salvaged and blown up after the war, its an almost empty hull broken up in 3 parts

Total dives on this trip 33
Wreck dives 24
Support dives 5
Cave dives 4

greetings
Matt