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USS Kittiwake
USS Kittiwake Shipwreck · Upper Land, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth5 m–22 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
USS Kittiwake is a wreck dive site near Upper Land, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, groupers, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Caribbean Reef OctopusOctopus briareus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus
Nearby sites
- 1Doc Poulson0.3 km
- 2Trinity Caves0.7 km
- 3Eagle Ray Pass0.8 km
- 4Big Dipper1.1 km
- 5Rainbow Reef1.3 km
- 6Angelfish Reef - Grand Cayman2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org