Dive site
U-352
Atlantic, off Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
- Typical depth
- 35 m
- Type
- Wreck
- Level
- Advanced
Notes
Type VIIC U-boat sunk on 9 May 1942 by USCGC Icarus depth charges. 67 m, listing ~45° to starboard at 35 m; intact pressure hull and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — penetration not practiced.
Marine life
- Sharks
- sand tiger shark — resident on the wreck most of the year
- Pelagics
- barracuda, mahi-mahi pass
- Reef fish
- amberjack, snapper, tomtate
- Invertebrates
- encrusting hydroid and sponge growth on the conning tower
Wreck
- Vessel
- U-352
- Class
- Type VIIC U-boat
- Origin
- Nazi Germany (Kriegsmarine)
- Sunk
- 1942 — sunk by depth charges from USCGC Icarus off Cape Lookout, 9 May 1942
- Length
- 67 m
- Penetration
- Not advised
Site features
- Wreck
- Deep Wreck
- War Grave
- Historic
- Submarine
- Sand Tiger Sharks
- No Penetration
When to dive
- Best
- May–Oct
- Avoid
- Dec–Mar
North Carolina's Crystal Coast — Gulf Stream water makes the U-boat warm and clear from late spring to autumn. Winter brings cold water and rough seas off Cape Lookout. ~26 nautical miles offshore from Morehead City.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 18–27 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Advanced Open Water + deep specialty. Lists ~45° to starboard at 35 m; pressure hull is intact and the wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places — penetration is not practiced and artefact recovery is prohibited.
Location
34.2117° N, 76.6383° W
Dive clubs that visit this site
2 operators list this site on their website
- Discovery DivingBeaufort, NC, USA · Dive centre[source]
- Olympus Dive CenterMorehead City, NC, USA · Day boat[source]
Sources
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