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((Short description|Scuttling old ships to produce artificial reefs))
[[File:F69 sinking.jpg|thumb|300px|Explosives detonating to sink the former [[HMNZS Wellington (F69)|HMNZS ''Wellington'' (F69)]] in 2005]]
'''Sinking ships for wreck diving sites''' is the practice of [[scuttling]] old [[ship]]s to produce [[artificial reef]]s suitable for [[wreck diving]], to benefit from commercial revenues from [[recreational diving]] of the [[shipwreck]], or to produce a [[diver training]] site.

To avoid undesirable [[ecological impact]], and to maximise utility, the vessel should be selected and prepared, and the site chosen, with due consideration to the local environment.

== Preparation ==
To prepare a [[Hulk (ship)|hulk]] for sinking as a wreck site, several things must be done to make it safe for the marine environment and divers. To protect the environment, the ship is purged of all oils, [[hydraulic fluid]]s, and dangerous chemicals such as [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCB]]s. Much of the [[Superstructure (ship)|superstructure]] may be removed to prevent the hazard of it eventually caving in from [[corrosion]]. Similarly, the interior of the ship is gutted of components that corrode quickly, and would be dangerous to divers if they came loose. The ship is thoroughly cleaned, often with the help of volunteers interested in diving. A significant part of the cost of preparing and sinking the ship may be recovered from scrapping the contents of the ship, including valuable materials such as [[copper]] wiring. The hulk's suitability as a diving site may be enhanced by cutting openings in its hull and interior bulkheads, and removing doors and hatch covers to allow divers access at reduced risk.((citation needed|date=March 2020))

==Choice of site==
Several factors influence the choice of site for recreational diving purposes, and these should take into consideration the possibly conflicting economic and ecological considerations. 
* The wreck should not create a significant hazard to navigation. 
* For maximum accessibility and diver safety, a shallow site in protected waters is preferred.
** To reduce cost of access, the site should be near to a suitable harbour or launching site, in a region where existing or planned recreational diving infrastructure is available. 
** There may be a conflict of interests between groups which may profit from access to the wreck. 
* Sites further offshore make shore dives impracticable or dangerous. 
* Deeper water reduces access to less qualified divers, but increases risk for all divers.
* More protected waters reduce risk to all divers and increase the useful lifespan of the wreck as a diving attraction. 
* Placement of the wreck will do some ecological damage. An ecological impact assessment should indicate acceptable long term consequences.
* The site will influence the marine organisms that will colonise the wreckage, and the rate at which they will grow. Some may be more desirable at a dive site than others.
* The site will influence the rate of silt deposition in and on the wreckage, which will affect safety and the local ecology.

== Sinking ==
[[File:Gozo wreck.jpg|thumb|Scuttling of [[MT Hephaestus|MT ''Hephaestus'']] off Xatt l-Aħmar, [[Gozo]], [[Malta]] on 29 August 2022]]

The preparation phase usually removes a significant amount of weight, so the ship floats higher in the water than normal. This may make it necessary to stabilise the vessel by filling some compartments with water as makeshift [[ballast tank]]s to prevent excessive [[Ship motions|rolling]] in port or during [[Tugboat|towing]]. The ship is towed to the sinking location, usually in waters shallow enough to allow access by numerous divers, but deep enough to be relatively unaffected by surface weather conditions. The ship is usually scuttled using shaped explosives, in a [[demolition|controlled demolition]]. The holes may be blown so that the heavier engine room and stern floods first, then the rest of the hull. The aim is to sink the ship in an upright position.((citation needed|date=March 2020))

==Reception==
The sinking of ships as recreational dive sites can provide wreck diving opportunities where they previously did not exist, and can provide wrecks which are particularly suitable for penetration by less skilled and experienced divers, when they have been prepared for the purpose by removing potential hazards and contents which would contaminate the site or region. However, some divers see them as artificial, less interesting and less challenging, and prefer to explore the relatively unknown or mysterious surroundings of historic and significant wrecks which occurred outside planned scuttling events, considering them to be more authentic. Scuttling programs may relieve more culturally significant wreckage from overexploitation, particularly incidental damage by less competent divers, but do not remove the threat of illegal intentional damage by removal of artifacts by wreck-robbers, who will target wrecks where there are more likely to be artifacts worth stealing.<ref name="Edney 2006" />

== List of ships sunk for wreck diving ==
((Dynamic list))

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Ships sunk for wreck diving 
! scope="col" | Year 
! scope="col" | Vessel name
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Country/territory
|-
| 2023
| ((ship|NRTL|Kamenassa)) (P217)<ref name="dtl kamanasa">((cite web |title=Timor Leste's Newest Shipwreck |url=https://divetimor.com/timor-lestes-newest-shipwreck/ |website=Dive Timor Lorosae |date=18 July 2023 |access-date=13 September 2023))</ref>
| K41
| East Timor
|-
| 2022
| ((ship|MT|Hephaestus))<ref>((cite news |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/tanker-ran-aground-off-qawra-starts-new-life-diving-attraction.977267 |title=Watch: Tanker that ran aground off Qawra starts new life as a diving attraction |work=Times of Malta |date=29 August 2022 |access-date=15 January 2023))</ref>
| [[Xatt l-Aħmar]]
| Malta
|-
| 2021
| ((ship|Maltese patrol boat|P33||2))<ref>((cite news |last1=Montebello |first1=Edward |title=Ara l-mument tal-għarqa tal-P33 fil-ponta taż-Żonqor |url=https://www.one.com.mt/news/2021/07/31/ara-l-mument-tal-gharqa-tal-p33-fil-ponta-taz-zonqor/ |work=[[One Productions|One News]] |date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731103545/https://www.one.com.mt/news/2021/07/31/ara-l-mument-tal-gharqa-tal-p33-fil-ponta-taz-zonqor/ |archive-date=31 July 2021 |language=Maltese))</ref>
| [[Marsaskala]]
| Malta
|-
| 2018
| ((HMAS|Tobruk|L 50))
| [[Queensland]]
| Australia
|-
| 2017
| Fishing Trawler, ''Gal'Oz''
| [[Herzliya, Israel|Hertzliya, Israel]]
| Israel
|-
| 2017
| ((USCGC|Tamaroa|WMEC-166))
| [[Cape May, New Jersey]]
| United States
|-
| 2016
| ''Vis''
| [[Kamenjak]], [[Istria County|Istra]]
| Croatia
|-
| 2016
| ''General Pereira D´Eça'' F477<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.portugaldive.com/best-dives/spot/cordeca-143.html |title=Cordeca |website=www.portugaldive.com |access-date=17 March 2020 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2479918 |title=NRP General Pereira d'Eca F477 |website=www.shipspotting.com |access-date=17 March 2020 ))</ref>
| Porto Santo, [[Madeira]]
| [[Portugal]]
|-
| 2015
| ARM ''Uribe'' (P121)
| [[Rosarito Beach]], [[Baja California]]
| Mexico
|-
| 2015
| ((USS|Comstock|LSD-19|6)) ((Citation needed|date=November 2015))
| [[Checheng Township]], Pingtung
| Taiwan
|-
| 2015
| ((HMCS|Annapolis|DDH 265|6))<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hmcs-annapolis-sunk-to-make-artificial-reef-1.3021329 |title=HMCS Annapolis sunk to make artificial reef |work=CBC News |date=4 April 2015 |access-date=5 April 2015))</ref>
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 2014
| MV  ''Ærøsund'' ((Citation needed|date=November 2015))
| South Fionan Sea
| Denmark
|-
| 2014
| HTMS ''Kledkaeo'' (AKS-861) ((Citation needed|date=November 2015))
| [[Phi Phi Islands]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Tug No. 2]]''
| [[Sliema]]
| Malta
|-
| 2013
| T11 Coastal Patrol Ship
| [[Ko Chang]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2013
| NRP ''Almeida Carvalho'' (A527)
| [[Algarve]]
| Portugal
|-
| 2013
| NRP ''Hermenegildo Capelo'' (F481)
| [[Algarve]]
| Portugal
|-
| 2012 
| HTMS Chang, formerly ((USS |Lincoln County|LST-898|6))
| [[Ko Chang]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2012
| NRP ''Zambeze'' (P1147)
| [[Algarve]]
| Portugal
|-
| 2012
| NRP ''Oliveira e Carmo'' (F489)
| [[Algarve]]
| Portugal
|-
| 2012
| HTMS ''Phetra'' (LCT-764)
| Ko Man Nok
| Thailand
|-
| 2012
| HTMS ''Mataphon'' (LCT-761)
| [[Ko Larn]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2012
| ((USCGC|Mohawk|WPG-78|6))
| [[Lee County, Florida|Lee County]], Florida
| United States
|-
| 2011
| ((USS|Arthur W. Radford|DD-968|6))
| [[Cape May]], New Jersey
| United States
|-
| 2011
| HTMS ''Sattakut'' (LCI-742)
| [[Koh Tao]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2011
| HTMS ''Prab'' (LCI-741)
| [[Chumphon Province|Chumphon]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2011
| ((HMAS|Adelaide|FFG 01|6))
| [[Avoca Beach]], New South Wales
| Australia
|-
| 2011
| ((USS|Kittiwake|ASR-13))
| West Bay, Grand Cayman
| Cayman Islands
|-
| 2009
| ((HMAS|Canberra|FFG 02|6))
| Barwon Heads, Victoria
| Australia
|-
| 2009
| ((ship|Maltese patrol boat|P31||2))
| [[Comino]]
| Malta
|-
| 2009
| ((USNS|General Hoyt S. Vandenberg|T-AGM-10|6))<ref name="Vandenberg" />
| Key West, Florida
| United States
|-
| 2007
| ((USS|Cruise|AM-215|6))
| [[Delaware Bay]]
| United States
|-
| 2007
| ((HMNZS|Canterbury|F421|6))
| [[Bay of Islands]]
| New Zealand
|-
| 2007
| [[Texas Clipper|USTS ''Texas Clipper'']]
| South Padre Island, Texas
| United States
|-
| 2007
| ((ship|Maltese patrol boat|P29||2))<ref name="Paradise_Diving_Malta" />
| Ċirkewwa
| Malta
|-
| 2006
| ((MV|Cominoland))<ref name="Paradise_Diving_Malta" />
| Gozo
| Malta
|-
| 2006
| ((MV|Karwela))<ref name="Paradise_Diving_Malta" />
| Gozo
| Malta
|-
| 2006
| HTMS ''Kut'' (L-731)
| Pattaya
| Thailand
|-
| 2006
| ((USS|Oriskany|CV-34))
| Florida
| United States
|-
| 2006
| Xihwu Boeing 737<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 2005
| ((HMNZS|Wellington|F69|6))
| Wellington
| New Zealand
|-
| 2005
| ((HMAS|Brisbane|D 41|6))
| [[Mooloolaba]], Queensland
| Australia
|-
| 2004
| Hebat Allah <ref>((cite web|url=http://www.redseawreckproject.com/2013/08/19/hebat-allah/ |title=Hebat Allah |work=Red Sea Wreck Project |date=19 August 2013 |access-date=21 March 2017))</ref>
| [[Hurghada]], Red Sea
| Egypt
|-
| 2004
| ((USCGC|Spar|WLB-403|6))
| [[Morehead City]], North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 2004
| ((HMS|Scylla|F71|6))
| [[Whitsand Bay|Whitsand Bay, Cornwall]]
| United Kingdom
|-
| 2003
| MV ''Camia 2''
| [[Boracay]] island
| [[Aklan]]
|-
| 2003
| CS ''Charles L Brown''<ref name="Charlie Brown" />
| Sint Eustatius
| Leeward Islands
|-
| 2003
| ((HMCS|Nipigon|DDH 266|6))
| Quebec
| Canada
|-
| 2003
| ((USS|Leonard F. Mason|DD-852|6))
| Chaikou, [[Green Island, Taiwan|Green Island]]
| Taiwan
|-
| 2003
| HTMS ''Khram'' (L-732)
| [[Ko Phai]]
| Thailand
|-
| 2002
| ((MV|Dania))<ref name="Buccaneer" />
| Mombasa
| Kenya
|-
| 2002
| ((USS|Spiegel Grove|LSD-32|6))<ref name="spiegelgrove" />
| Florida
| United States
|-
| 2002
| ((HMAS|Hobart|D 39|6))
| [[Yankalilla, South Australia|Yankalilla Bay]], South Australia
| Australia
|-
| 2001
| ((HMAS|Perth|D 38|6))<ref name="RAN Perth" />
| [[Albany, Western Australia]]
| Australia
|-
| 2001
| ((HMCS|Cape Breton|ARE 100|6))<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 2001
| ((USS|Jubilant|AM-255|6))
| [[Veracruz]]
| Mexico
|-
| 2000
| ((HMNZS|Waikato|F55|6))
| Tutukaka
| New Zealand
|-
| 2000
| ((USS|Knave|AM-256|6))
| [[Puerto Morales]]
| Mexico
|-
| 2000
| ((USS|Fort Marion|LSD-22|6))
| HaiTzuKuo, [[Xiaoliuqiu]]
| Taiwan
|-
| 2000
| ((HMCS|Yukon|DDE 263|6))<ref name="artificialreef" />
| San Diego, California
| United States
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Stanegarth]]''
| [[Stoney Cove]]
| United Kingdom
|-
| 1999
| ((MV|Imperial Eagle))<ref name="Divesubway" />
| Qawra
| Malta
|-
| 1999
| ((USS|Scuffle|AM-298|6))
| Cozumel
| Mexico
|-
| 1999
| ((HMNZS|Tui|1970|6))
| Tutukaka Heads
| New Zealand
|-
| 1999
| ((MV|Xlendi))<ref name="Divernet" />
| Gozo
| Malta
|-
| 1998
| ((MV|Adolphus Busch))
| [[Looe Key]], Florida
| United States
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Um El Faroud]]''<ref name="Paradise_Diving_Malta" />
| Qrendi
| Malta
|-
| 1998
| ((ship||St. Michael|tugboat|2))
| Marsaskala
| Malta
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Tug No. 10]]''
| Marsaskala
| Malta
|-
| 1997
| ((HMCS|Saskatchewan|DDE 262|6))<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 1997
| ((HMAS|Swan|DE 50|6))<ref name="RAN Swan" />
| [[Dunsborough, Western Australia]]
| Australia
|-
| 1996
| ((HMCS|Columbia|DDE 260|6))<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 1996
| MV ''Captain Keith Tibbetts'' (formerly Russian-built frigate ''356'')
| Cayman Brac
| Cayman Islands
|-
| 1996
| ''Inganess Bay''<ref name="BVI Inganess" />
|
| British Virgin Islands
|-
| 1995
| ((HMCS|Mackenzie|DDE 261|6))<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 1995
| MV ''Jean Escutia''
| [[Puerto Morelos]]
| Mexico
|-
|1994
|[[INS Sufa]]
|[[Eilat|Eilat, Israel]]
|Israel
|-
| 1994
| ((HMAS|Derwent|DE 49|6))
| [[Rottnest Island]]
| Australia
|-
| 1994
| SAS ''Pietermaritzburg'', formerly ((HMS|Pelorus|J291|6))
| [[Miller's Point, Western Cape]]
| South Africa
|-
| 1994
| ((HMCS|Saguenay|DDH 206|6))
| [[Nova Scotia]]
| Canada
|-
| 1992
| ((HMCS|Chaudière|DDE 235|6))<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 1992
| ((USS|Indra|ARL-37|6))
| North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 1992
| ((MV|Rozi))<ref name="Paradise_Diving_Malta" />
| Ċirkewwa
| Malta
|-
| 1991
| ((USS|Algol|AKA-54|6))
| New Jersey
| United States
|-
| 1991–2001
| "Wreck Alley" – ''Marie L'', ''Pat'' and ''Beata''<ref name="DiveBVI" />
|
| British Virgin Islands
|-
| 1991
| MV ''G.B. Church''<ref name="artificialreef" />
| British Columbia
| Canada
|-
| 1990
| ''Fontao''
| Durban
| South Africa
|-
| 1990
| USCG ''Hollyhock''
| Florida
| United States
|-
| 1990
| ''T-Barge''
| Durban
| South Africa
|-
| 1990
| ((USS|Chippewa|AT-69|6))
| [[Destin, Florida]]
| United States
|-	  	
| 1990	
| ((USS|Yancey|AKA-93|6))
| [[Morehead City]], North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 1989
| ''[[YO-257]]''
| [[Oahu]], Hawaii
| United States
|-
| 1989
| ((USS|Blenny|SS-324|6))
| [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City]], Maryland
| United States
|-
| 1989
| ((USS|Muliphen|AKA-61|6))
| [[Port St. Lucie]], Florida
| United States
|-
| 1988
| ((USS|Aeolus|ARC-3|6))
| North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 1988
| ((USS|Rankin|AKA-103|6))
| [[Stuart, Florida]]
| United States
|-
| 1988
| ((USCGC|Unimak|WAVP-379|6))
| Virginia
| United States
|-
| 1988
| ((USS|Vermilion|AKA-107|6))
| [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]
| United States
|-
| 1987–2000
| [[Wreck Alley]]
| [[San Diego]], [[California]]
| United States
|-
| 1987
| ((USCGC|Bibb|WPG-31|6))<ref name="ADMezine1" />
| Florida
| United States
|-
| 1987
| ((USCGC|Duane|WPG-33|6))<ref name="ADMezine1" />
| Florida
| United States
|-
| 1987
| ((ship||Rainbow Warrior|1955|2))<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010419185239/http://www.geocities.com/shipwrecks_magazine/rainbow.htm The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior]</ref>  
| [[Matauri Bay]]
| New Zealand
|-
| 1987
| ((USS|Strength|AM-309|6))
| [[Panama City, Florida]]
| United States
|-
| 1987
| ((USS|Accokeek|ATA-181|6))
| Gulf of Mexico
| United States
|-
| 1985
| ((ship||Eagle|ship|2))
| Florida
| United States
|-
| 1983
| ((USS|Curb|ARS-21|6))
| [[Key West, Florida]]
| United States
|-
| 1982
| ((MS|Logna))
| [[Grand Bahama Island]]
| Bahamas
|-
| 1982
| ((USS|Scrimmage|AM-297|6))
| [[Waianae, Hawaii]]
| United States
|-
| 1980
| ((USS|Mindanao|ARG-3|6))
| [[Daytona Beach]], Florida
| United States
|-
| 1980
| ((USS|Harlequin|C-58|6))
| Isla Mujeres
| Mexico
|-
| 1980
| ''Oro Verde''<ref name="Aquaexp" />
|
| Cayman Islands
|-
| 1978
| ((USS|Dionysus|AR-21|6))
| North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 1975
| ((USS|Mona Island|ARG-9|6))
| [[Wachapreague, Virginia]]
| United States
|-
| 1974
| SS ''Theodore Parker''
| North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 1972
| ((USS|Fred T. Berry|DD-858|6))
| [[Key West]], Florida
| United States
|-
| 1970
| ((ship||Mohawk|YT-17|2))
| [[Wrightsville Beach]], North Carolina
| United States
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Glen Strathallen]]''
| [[Plymouth Sound]]
| United Kingdom
|-
| 1968
| ((USS|Mizpah|PY-29|6))
| [[Palm Beach, Florida]]
| United States
|-
|1944
|[[Jun'yō Maru]]
|[[Samalona Island]], [[South Sulawesi]]
|[[Indonesia]]
|-
|1942/1984
|[[Italian submarine Scirè (1938)|''Scirè'']] 
|[[Haifa|Haifa, Israel]]
|Israel
|}

== See also ==
((div col))
* ((annotated link|Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia))
* ((annotated link|Rigs-to-Reefs))
* ((annotated link|Archaeology of shipwrecks))
* ((annotated link|Diver training))
* ((annotated link|Environmental impact of recreational diving))
* ((annotated link|Lists of shipwrecks))
* ((annotated link|List of wreck diving sites))
* ((annotated link|Scuba diving tourism))
* ((annotated link|Wreck Alley))
* ((annotated link|Wreck diving))
((div col end))

==References==
((Reflist| refs=

<ref name="ADMezine1">((cite journal |author1=Williams, Chris |author2=Bowen, Linda |title=Wrecks of the Duane and Bibb |journal=Advanced Diver Magazine Ezine |issue=1, reprinted from ADM issue 4 |pages=62–72 |date=2008 |url=http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/ADMEZINE/Issues/admezineissue1.pdf |access-date=2009-06-04))</ref>

<ref name="Aquaexp">((cite web|url=http://www.aquaexplorers.com/cayman_shipwrecks.htm |title=The Cayman Islands Shipwreck Expo Directory Capt. Dan Berg's Guide to Shipwrecks information |publisher=Aquaexplorers.com |access-date=2010-08-20))</ref>

<ref name="artificialreef">((cite web |url=http://www.artificialreef.bc.ca |title=ARSBC |publisher=Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia |access-date=2010-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805132324/http://www.artificialreef.bc.ca/ |archive-date=2010-08-05 ))</ref>

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<ref name="Buccaneer">((cite web|url=http://www.buccaneerdiving.com |title=5 Star PADI IDC Centre, Kenya, Zanzibar |publisher=Buccaneer Diving |access-date=2010-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223040/http://www.buccaneerdiving.com/ecology/mv-dania/ |archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead))</ref>

<ref name="BVI Inganess">((cite web|url=http://www.bvidiving.com/divesites_inganess_bay.html |title=BVI Dive Site: Wreck of the Inganess Bay |publisher=Bvidiving.com |access-date=2010-08-20))</ref>

<ref name="Charlie Brown">((cite web|url=http://www.goldenrockdive.com/cb.htm|title=Charlie Brown Artificial Reef|publisher=Golden Rock Dive Center |access-date=2011-06-07))</ref>

<ref name="DiveBVI">((cite web|url=http://www.divebvi.com/cooper_island.htm |title=Cooper Island |publisher=Dive BVI |access-date=2010-08-20))</ref>

<ref name="Divernet">((cite web|url=http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wrecks_general/198513/top_wrecks_of_malta_gozo.html|title=Top wrecks of Malta & Gozo|publisher=John Liddiard|access-date=2012-09-04))</ref>

<ref name="Divesubway">((cite web|url=http://www.divesubway.com/imperialeagle.html|title=MV Imperial Eagle & Kristu l-Bahhar|publisher=Subway Dive Centre|access-date=2012-09-04))</ref>

<ref name="Edney 2006" >((cite journal|url=http://www.nla.gov.au/nla.arc-65664 |title=Impacts of Recreational Scuba Diving on Shipwrecks in Australia and the Pacific - A Review |journal=Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences |publisher=Heritage Futures International |location=Albury NSW, Australia |issn=1449-7336 |first=Joanne |last=Edney |volume=5  |issue=1/2 Combined |date=November 2006 ))</ref>

<ref name="Paradise_Diving_Malta">((cite web|url=http://www.paradisediving.com/wrecksoffmaltaandgozo.html|title=Diving the wrecks off Malta and Gozo's Coastline.|publisher=Paradise Diving Malta|access-date=2012-09-04))</ref>

<ref name="RAN Perth">((cite web|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-perth-ii |title=HMAS Perth (II) - Royal Australian Navy |publisher=Navy.gov.au |access-date=2010-08-20))</ref>

<ref name="RAN Swan">((cite web|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-swan-iii |title=HMAS Swan (III) - Royal Australian Navy |publisher=Navy.gov.au |access-date=2010-08-20))</ref>

<ref name="spiegelgrove">((cite web|url=http://fla-keys.com/spiegelgrove/ |title=The ''Spiegel Grove'' is believed to be the largest ever wreck deliberately sunk as a diving site |publisher=Fla-keys.com |access-date=2010-08-20))</ref>

<ref name="Vandenberg">((cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Vandenberg sinking this morning |publisher=MSNBC |date=2009-05-27 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30958675 |access-date=2009-05-28))((dead link|date=November 2019|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>

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