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USS Emmons DD-475 / DMS-22
 Nago, Okinawa, Japan
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Max Depth: 141-150ft/43-46m
Average Viz: 36-40ft/11-12m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See
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Rating: 4.83 by 6 divers
Spring: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Summer: 81-85°F/27-29°C
Fall: 76-80°F/24-27°C
Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C
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USS Emmons DD-475 / DMS-22 is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. This dive site has an average rating of 4.83 out of 5 from 6 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 141-150ft/43-46m. The average visibility is 36-40ft/11-12m.
Ship History
On picket duty off Iheya Jima in April 1945 as part of Operation Iceberg. It was a survivor of Operation Overlord and Operation Dragoon in France prior to Its duties in
Okinawa as a minesweeper.
At 1630 On April 6, 1945 while assisting its sister ship, the burning USS Rodman, the Emmons was hit by five Kamikaze planes from the Japanese strike force in less than two minutes With the stern smashed and most of the superstructure gone, it drifted towards Kouri Jima where it was purposely sunk with ninety-six 5 inch rounds from the USS Ellyson. Of the 254 members of the crew, fifty were killed or missing in action and sixty-five were wounded.
In 1965,
Emmons — via stock footage— appeared in Gilligan’s Island episode “Forget Me Not”, steaming alongside USS Grayson(DD-435), representing U.S. Navy ships looking for the stranded castaways.