Tracor / Navy Drydock
Wreck · Fort Lauderdale also known as drydocks,tracor
26° 06.789' N 80° 04.225' W
Technical Normoxic Trimix Max 205 ft Avg 190 ft Hot Drop
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Details
Technical Normoxic Trimix
Minimum recommended certification
- Max depth
- 205 ft
- Average depth
- 190 ft
- Access
- Hot Drop
- Sea state today
- AMPoor PMPoor
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Where it is
26° 06.789' N 80° 04.225' W
Next boats to this site 0
No confirmed trips to this site are listed yet.
Operators that dive here
Best Gas
Gas prices
| Diluent tank | $35.50 |
| O2 tank | $10.00 |
Gas prices
| Aluminum 80 | $10 |
| Steel HP 100 | $10 |
| Steel LP 85 | $10 |
Wreck Details
Sunk June 22nd, 1982
Drydock
288 ftLength
64 ftBeam
Site description
This site is for technical divers only. An old drydock sits upright in 200 feet of water. As many other deep water sites in the area, marine life is abundant, specially pompanos, jacks and chubs.
The site itself does not offer any other attractive than the weird u-shaped drydock.
Route & typical conditions
Route
In north currents, operators may drop divers south of the wreck and let them complete decompression obligations while drifting north.
Divers wiling to explore the area - possibly on scooters - may continue north of the wreck to find a very interesting field of debris. An old barge sits a few feet to the east of the drydocks.
Diver should be mindful that this wreck sits right on the "cliff", where depth starts to accelerate - a steep slope is noticeable.
Typical conditions
This site tends to be dark - specially because it sits north of the inlet and murky waters may stop sunlight to reach the bottom. Still, visibility tends to be good - expect 40 to 50 feet.
Current can be strong in this site - posing a challenge to operators captains to plan for an accurate drop.
Wreck history
The Tracor Dry Dock, originally built in 1944 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company for the US Navy, found its way to Tracor Marine, Incorporated. This non-propelled floating dry dock measured 288 feet in length, 64 feet in width, and displaced 1,200 tons. On June 22, 1982, it was intentionally scuttled in 225 feet of water off Port Everglades. The wreck remains upright, rising more than 40 feet from the seabed. To the north of the wreck, divers can explore significant material, including Chris Craft hull molds and two 100-foot barges from Powell Brothers, Incorporated, which were sunk in May 1982. One of these barges landed on the dry dock, creating an intriguing swim-through experience akin to the wrecks of the Corey N Chris and Ronald B. Johnson.
