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L-8 US WW I Sub |
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Wrecks & Wreck Facts Below are some wreck photo links and websites that have good info on Long Island Sound wrecks. New Jersey, St. Lawrence Seaway and others wreck related sites are also below. |
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USS Bass |
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The USS Bass was launched as the V-2 on December 27, 1924 by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and then commissioned on September 26, 1925. She was renamed Bass on July 1, 1931 and taken out of service on February 18, 1937. She was recommissioned September 5, 1940 and made four war patrols in 1942. In August of 1942 while on patrol, a fire broke out killing 25 members of the Bass crew. She was subsequently converted to a cargo submarine. On March 18, 1945 she was expended as a target vessel and now rests in 160 feet of clear water, 8 miles south of Block Island, RI From the Diver’s cove web site |
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The L-8 was a Simon Lake Design. She was the first sub built by the US Navy. She was built at Portsmouth Shipyard in 1915. In 1926 she was used s a target to test magnetic torpedoes. It was the first and only use of a magnetic torpedo prior to World War II. Today she rests in 110 ft. of water 5 miles south of Newport, Rhode Island. The visibility varies from a few feet to a good 30 ft. The L-8 is a must dive for the marine history buff. From the Diver’s cove web site |
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ARTIFACT PRESERVATION AND SCUBA DIVING PAGE |
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Check out these New Websites |
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Check this out on finding the U-166 in the Gulf of Mexico Fort Stewart: Rare Confederate Torpedo Recovered H. L. Hunley, Confederate Submarine http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-3.htm |
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Check out the Wretch Hunter Site below – Great site |