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C-53 Wreck, Felipe Xicotencatl
 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Max Depth: 71-80ft/22-24m
Average Viz: 81-90ft/25-27m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See
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Rating: 4.25 by 32 divers
Spring: 76-80°F/24-27°C
Summer: 81-85°F/27-29°C
Fall: 81-85°F/27-29°C
Winter: 71-75°F/22-24°C
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C-53 Wreck, Felipe Xicotencatl is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. This dive site has an average rating of 4.25 out of 5 from 32 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 71-80ft/22-24m. The average visibility is 81-90ft/25-27m.
General Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl
USS Scuffle (AM-298) was an
Admirable-classminesweeper built for the U.S. Navy. She was awarded a
Presidential Unit Citation and five battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. She was decommissioned in June 1946 . In October 1962, she was sold to Mexico and later renamed.
General Felipe Xicoténcatl (C53). Donated by the Secretary of the Navy of Mexico to be sunk and serve as an artificial reef. She now rests at a depth of 80 ft (24.3 m)off of Cozumel. (Smithsgold)
Originally built in Tampa at the Wilson Marine Shipworks in 1944. Measuring 184 feet long, 33 feet wide and 40 feet high from keel to the top of the super structure, this ship was put into service as mine sweeper for the US Navy as SCUFFLES. In 1962 she was sold to the Mexican Navy, converted to an Admiral Class gun boat and named and numbered FELIPE XICOTANCATL C-53. From 1962 to 1999 she patrolled the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Caribbean sea serving in rescue missions and patrolling for illegal arms and drugs.
After 55 years of service C-53 was decommissioned and later donated to Cozumel underwater park. C-53 was sunk in 1999 in 82’ of water just off shore from Chankanaab Park
154 feet (56.3 mts) long
33 feet (10.10 mts) wide
40 feet (12 mts) high
Displacement: 1000 tons
[Source:
http://www.scubaclubcozumel.com/]
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