Bikini Atoll is one of the more
isolated islands in
Micronesia, lying in the northern part of the
Marshall Island archipelago. It was here that the Americans detonated a number of atomic weapons after the end of World War II, utilising redundant American and captured Japanese warships to test their durability against
nuclear blasts.
The 888ft aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, 562ft battleship USS Arkansas and 708ft battleship HIJMS Nagato are the
largest warships that litter
Bikini's sandy lagoon, but there are a host of other wrecks including the submarines
Pilotfish and Apogon, the destroyer Lamson, and the
Agano-class cruiser Sakawa.
The
diving in Bikini is deep, but highly rewarding. Exceptional visibility will often allow you to see from the bow of the Saratoga all the way to her superstructure hundreds of feet along her deck! In her hanger can be found 3
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dive bombers and an
Avenger torpedo bomber; her superstructure and the margins of her flight deck bristle with 38-calibre and Bofors anti-aircraft guns. Lying as she does perfectly upright in 180ft of water she is without a doubt one of the most
impressive ship wrecks in the world. By contrast both
Arkansas and Nagato, being battleships and therefore, by design, "
top heavy", lie inverted, their superstructure smashed into the lagoon floor by their weight. However, their imposing bulk make them
exceptional dives!
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For the aficionado of
World War II military paraphernalia, the destroyer
Lamson boasts deck mounted torpedo tubes, K-class depth charge racks, 5-inch main guns and
50-calibre machine guns. The submarine Pilotfish is completely intact except for a small section of the
conning tower that was destroyed during Baker Blast; she lies upright in 150ft of water, and while the aft escape trunk is the only section that can be penetrated, she is believed to be flooded.
Bikini Atoll is
adventure diving at its most unsullied - the rewards to be gained from the long and
arduous journey to this tiny speck in the
Pacific Ocean make it one of the most
memorable dive destinations on the planet.
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