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USS Amesbury (bow)
Key West, Florida Keys, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth7.6 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
USS Amesbury (bow) is a wreck dive site near Key West, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nurse sharks, tarpon, barracuda, lobsters, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
TarponMegalops atlanticus
Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Gray SnapperLutjanus griseus
White GruntHaemulon plumierii
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
PinfishLagodon rhomboides
Nearby sites
- 1Wisteria2.0 km
- 2USS Wilkes-Barre6.3 km
- 3Eastern Dry Rocks14 km
- 4Rock Key15 km
- 5Cayman Salvager16 km
- 6Sand Key Lighthouse16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org