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| HMCS Saskatchewan Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
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Dive site information may be outdated, inaccurate and/or incomplete. Co-ordinates used for dive site maps are generalizations and should not be considered accurate. Use at your own risk. Date Sunk: June 14, 1997 Co-ordinates: 49o 12.96' N, 123o 53.070' W Length: 366 feet Another Mackenzie class ship, Saskatchewan sits in 130 feet of water with a slight list to port. A very popular artificial reef both for the abundance of giant plumose anemones and other marine life such as octopi, cabezons, lingcods and swimming scallops, as well as for her training opportunities. There are many diver-accessible holes, plus many interior compartment walls have been removed to make areas more open. Mast at 45 feet, bridge at 65 feet, top of guns at 85 feet, fore and aft decks at 95 feet and aft mortar bay at 105 feet. Type of Dive Boat, Cold, Deep, Salt, Technical, Wreck Hazards Boat Traffic, Depth, Overhead Environment Minimum Skill Level Intermediate Map Co-ordinates Latitude: 49.216 Longitude: -123.8845 Click here for Google Maps Click here for MapQuest Local Weather Nanaimo Click here for more information Marine Weather Entrance Island, Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo Click here for more information Tide Table Point Atkinson Click here for more information Average Monthly Visibility (in feet) Report Links An Introduction to Artificial Reefs by John Nunes (Nov 23, 2008) Project Benthic Part 1 - In the Beginning by John Nunes (Oct 30, 2005) Freediving the Wrecks at Snake Island by Tom Lightfoot (Sep 6, 2002) Click here to Google this dive site Do you have some information for this dive site that we are missing? Click here |
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