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USS Strength
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp17–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
USS Strength is a wreck dive site near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 23 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, lionfish, groupers, manta rays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Speckled CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus
Kemp's RidleyLepidochelys kempii
Lesser Devil RayMobula hypostoma
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Sand PerchDiplectrum formosum
Nearby sites
- 1Red Sea2.0 km
- 2Hathaway Bridge Spans #1, 2 and 122.4 km
- 3Benjamin H Grierson Liberty Ship5.3 km
- 4DAN Safety Barge5.8 km
- 5Chickasaw8.8 km
- 6St. Andrews Jetty11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org