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USS Massachusetts (BB-2)
USS Massachusetts · Warrington, Florida Panhandle, United States
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EntryBoat
Max depth9 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
USS Massachusetts (BB-2) is a wreck dive site near Warrington, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 9 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, reef sharks, sea turtles, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakei
Mole CrabEmerita talpoida
PinfishLagodon rhomboides
Brown ShrimpPenaeus (Farfantepenaeus) aztecus
Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
Striped BurrfishChilomycterus schoepfii
Speckled CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Nearby sites
- 1Catherine3.7 km
- 2Fort Pickens Jetty4.3 km
- 3Lane Gilchrest Reef7.9 km
- 4Joe Patti Memorial Reef8.0 km
- 5Three Coal Barges10 km
- 6Perdido Key Reef11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org