About Who's Been Here Photos Revisions USS Arthur Radford 222 Wicomico St, Ocean City, MD 21842 443-333-1011 | More Info Max Depth: 131-140ft/40-43m Average Viz: 26-30ft/8-9m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Big Animals Rating: 5.00 by 2 divers Spring: 56-60°F/13-16°C Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C Fall: 56-60°F/13-16°C Winter: Under 50°F/10°C 8/13/2012 12:03 PM

USS Arthur Radford is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located at 222 Wicomico St, Ocean City, MD 21842. This dive site has an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 from 2 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 131-140ft/40-43m. The average visibility is 26-30ft/8-9m. This dive site provides bathrooms and airfills.

USS Arthur Radford
Zone 5 / Depth: 110-140 ft

This wreck, the 563-foot, 55’ beam, 9,200 ton USS Arthur Radford, Spruance class is an exciting addition to the local and national dive industry. This wreck sits in approximately 140 feet of water with the top deck of the ship around 70 feet deep allowing for the whole range of divers from recreational to the technical diver.

NJ Fish and Wildlife: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2012/digmar22-30.pdf

Comments

Love2DiveGirl - 9/17/2012 9:15 AM Rating Added: 5 Amazing dive!! It is huge with tons of easy penetration. For only being down a year I was staggered by the amount of sea life already on the wreck. Lots of fish, it is covered in mussels & polyps. Even saw a barracuda & sunfish on my safety stops.

LatitudeAdjustment - 5/22/2012 6:41 AM www.arttomedia.com makes a 3D waterproof map of this wreck (dive slate size) that you can probably pick up at your LDS, I got mine at Beneath the Sea where they had a booth.

johnny01e - 5/17/2012 10:00 AM Rating Added: 5 USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) was a Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN (1896–1973), the first naval officer to hold the title of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She was laid down by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 21 March 1975, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur W. Radford, the widow of the late admiral. She commissioned on 16 April 1977 and decommissioned on 18 March 2003, after serving 26 years.