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The Great Barrier Reef & the Coral Sea, AUHMAS Brisbane
Best time
Year–round
Water temp.
25–29 °C
Dive depth
18–28 m
Coordinates26°33′00″ S, 153°10′12″ E

A 133m Cold War destroyer prepared specifically for divers, wide-cut access holes on every deck, the bridge intact, one 5-inch gun turret still trained out. Soft coral, wobbegongs, turtles, grey nurse sharks and huge schools of bullseye. Served in Vietnam and the first Gulf War, earning the nickname 'the Steel Cat'. Scuttled 31 July 2005 off the Sunshine Coast; her second gun turret went to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Anchorage: Offshore mooring; Mooloolaba marina base. Hazards: No site-specific hazards noted, brief normally.

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