Wreck of the USS San Diego

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USS San Diego lies off Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York in 110 feet of water. The surrounding location is home to a large number of shipwrecks including the SS Oregon, a Cunard Liner lost in a collision in 1886. an Diego's essential mission was the escort of convoys through the first dangerous leg of their passages to Europe. Based on Tompkinsville, N.Y., and Halifax, N.S., she operated in the weather-torn, submarine-infested North Atlantic safely convoying all of her charges to the ocea…

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