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2AR-330 - 320' Repair Ship INDRA
Alot of life on this wreck in the Summer. Barracudas, amberjacks, grouper, spadefish, as well as some pelagics overhead. There are alot of access pionts for penetration but be careful of hazards. There is a new sailboat that was sunk just beside this wreck in 2009. Good dive! Bow 34° 33.700' / 076° 51.100' to Stern 34° 33.738' / 076° 51.091' USS Indra (ARL-37) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Indra (the god of weather and war, and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism), she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name, and only one of two ships (along with the USS Krishna) to be named after a Hindu deity. After shakedown Indra sailed to Green Cove Springs, Florida where she remained from 30 November 1945 until 8 May 1946. She then steamed through the Panama Canal to San Diego, arriving 4 June. The ship remained in California until departing 7 January 1947 for the Far East. Indra arrived Tsingtao 19 February to support American marines there attempting to stabilize the volatile Chinese situation and protect American lives and property. She performed repair and general services there and at Shanghai until 30 August, when she sailed for San Diego. Upon her arrival 25 September 1947 Indra decommissioned 6 October and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group. Indra was recommissioned in December, 1967. During the Vietnam War Indra participated in the following campaigns: Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV (2 April to 16 April 1968) Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V (21 September to 1 November 1968) Decommissioned in May, 1970 she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1984. Transferred to the State of North Carolina in January 1992, she was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of North Carolina 4 August 1992. Indra earned two battle stars for service during the Vietnam War. Name: USS Indra Launched: 21 May 1945 Commissioned: 2 October 1945 Decommissioned: 6 October 1947 Recommissioned: December 1967 Decommissioned: May 1970 Struck: 1984 Class and type: Achelous class repair ship Displacement: 2,125 long tons (2,159 t) light 4,110 long tons (4,176 t) full Length: 328 ft (100 m) Beam: 50 ft (15 m) Draft: 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Propulsion: 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) Armament: • 2 × quad 40 mm guns (Mark 51 director) • 2 × twin 40 mm guns (Mark 51 director) • 6 × twin 20 mm guns 11.8 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-330 - 320' Repair Ship INDRA is also known as Howard Chapin Reef AR-330 - 320' Landing Craft Repair Ship "INDRA".
BeginnerMax depth 55.1 ftBoat entry
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3AR-320 - Buoy
Atlantic Beach Bridge rubble: 2 rows running N to S 100' E and 300' W of "NOVELTY" 34° 39.483' / 076° 48.450' to 34° 39.400' / 076° 48.450' and 34° 39.517' / 076° 48.433' to 34° 39.517' / 076° 48.467' Atlantic Beach Bridge, steel truss span 34° 39.483' / 076° 48.450' to 34° 39.517' / 076° 48.467' Concrete "Waffle-Crete"® units 34° 39.543' / 076° 48.452' Concrete manhole sections: 33 units 34° 39.341' / 076° 48.405' to 34° 39.307' / 076° 48.405' 7.3 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-320 - Buoy is also known as Clifton Moss Reef AR-320 - Buoy.
BeginnerMax depth 49.9 ftBoat entry
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4AR-320 - NOVELTY
7.3 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-320 - NOVELTY is also known as CLIFTON MOSS REEF AR-320 - 140 menhaden vessel NOVELTY.
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5AR-330 - 2 C-130 aircraft
34° 33.633' / 076° 51.367' and 34° 33.633' / 076° 51.383' 11.8 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-330 - 2 C-130 aircraft is also known as Howard Chapin Reef AR-330 - 2 C-130 aircraft.
IntermediateMax depth 62 ftBoat entry
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6AR-330 - F-4 aircraft
11.8 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-330 - F-4 aircraft is also known as Howard Chapin Reef AR-330 - F-4 aircraft.
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7AR-330 - "NEPOMUK"
The sailboat was sunk as artificial reef in June 2009 11.8 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-330 - "NEPOMUK" is also known as Howard Chapin Reef AR-330 - 55' steel sailboat "NEPOMUK".
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8AR-330 - Buoy
Railroad boxcars: 10 34° 33.633' / 076° 51.350' to 34° 33.633' / 076° 51.367' and 34° 33.550' / 076° 51.333' 34° 33.583' / 076° 51.367' 34° 33.550' / 076° 51.317' Pre-fabricated fiberglass domes 34° 33.783' / 076° 51.267' 34° 33.767' / 076° 51.250' 34° 33.733' / 076° 51.333' Concrete pipe: 160 pieces 34° 33.583' / 076° 51.200' Concrete pipe: 41 pieces 34° 33.617' / 076° 51.200' "H" units: 43 34° 33.690' / 076° 51.385' Reef Balls®: 45 34° 33.712' / 076° 51.354' "H" units: 45 34° 33.450' / 076° 51.450' to 34° 33.450' / 076° 51.483' Reef Balls®: 45 34° 33.430' / 076° 51.400' to 34° 33.444' / 076° 51.396' Concrete pipe: 600 tons 34° 33.589' / 076° 51.438' 34° 33.587' / 076° 51.445' 34° 33.580' / 076° 51.442' 11.8 nm from Beaufort Inlet at the Fort Macon jetty AR-330 - Buoy is also known as Howard Chapin Reef AR-330 - Buoy.
IntermediateMax depth 62 ftBoat entry
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9AR-305 - AEOLUS
The Aeolus was intentionally sunk in 1988 30 miles from shore. Since then sand tiger sharks and many angelfish have called the ship home. The Aeolus is lying on its starboard side. Great wreck diving and easy penetration. Bow 34° 16.700' / 076° 38.592' Stern 34° 16.683' / 076° 38.650' USS Aeolus (ARC-3) began service as USS Turandot (AKA-47), an Artemis-class attack cargo ship built by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. In the mid-1950s, she was converted into a cable repair ship to support the SOSUS program. She performed cable duties for nearly thirty years. During her career, Aeolus received three Meritorious Unit Commendations (in 1970, 1971, and 1973). Aeolus continued performing cable installations and repairs until 1985, when she was decommissioned and placed in the James River reserve fleet near Ft. Eustis, VA. In 1987 she was transferred to the State of North Carolina, and in 1988 was sunk to form an artificial reef. Name: USS Aeolus Launched: 20 May 1945 Recommissioned: 14 March 1955 Decommissioned: 1985 Reclassified: T-ARC-3, 1973 Struck: 28 March 1985 Motto: Ubique (Latin: "Everywhere") Class and type: Artemis-class attack cargo ship Displacement: 4,087 long tons (4,153 t) light 7,080 long tons (7,194 t) full Length: 439 ft (134 m) Beam: 58 ft (18 m) Draft: 19 ft (5.8 m) Propulsion: Turbo-electric, two shafts Speed: 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) The Aeolus is available by a 1-1/2 to 2 hour boat ride from Morehead City/Beaufort. AR-305 - AEOLUS is also known as AR-305 - 439' US Navy Cable Layer "AEOLUS".
IntermediateMax depth 100.1 ftBoat entry
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10AR-305 - SPAR
Bow 34° 16.663' / 076° 38.685' Stern 34° 16.627' / 076° 38.663' 18.5 nm from the Beaufort Inlet sea buoy AR-305 - SPAR is also known as AR-305 - 183' USCG Buoy Tender "SPAR".
IntermediateMax depth 104 ftBoat entry
Pine Knoll Shores diving guide
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