USS Spiegel Grove

On May 17, 2002, the Spiegel Grove was cleaned and intentionally sunk to become the backbone of a new reef ecosystem 6 miles off the Key Largo shore. This ship now serves as a man-made reef to thousands of fish and other marine life and is also host to thousands of scuba divers each year.

To the left are a few pictures taken during the underwater installation of the 3 large plaques that were mounted to the side of the sunken USS Spiegel Grove off the coast of Key Largo Florida.

The two large plaques contain 250 names each and represent the people who have contributed to the preservation and maintenance of the underwater site.