S.S. Wisconsin - April 2008

Dive on the SS Wisconsin out of Kenosha, WI. Depth was 130', bottom time was 35 minutes, water temp was 37F. Visibility was an amazing 80'.

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• scuba
• wreck
• diving
• Wisconsin
• tech
• technical
• deco

[OtisMKE]

You should have at least an Advanced Open Water Cert.

The key is going with a knowledgeable instructor or diver for your first time !

You can stay at around 90 ft and look down on it all. That will drastically add to your bottom time.

I would not penetrate the wreck unless you’re certified for that.

You can see everything from the outside looking in.

When I dove on this wreck years ago, it was deep, dark & spooky.

The vis was 10 ft max. Pretty silted up.

Great Video !

[DAJDive]

@OtisMKE It still is deep and somewhat dark, but no longer spooky. :) Even though it is starting to collapse on itself. We are noticing areas that are getting tighter to move through.

[MatlockJack]

How many years diving is required, before you can handle a challenge like this?

[DAJDive]

@MatlockJack Advanced Open Water is generally recommended. Due to the depth and cold, I wouldn't penetrate it on a single tank. If you just wanted to look around the deck real quick, then you should have about a year or more of experience. To penetrate it, you should have significantly more experience (if not technical training).

[kawasakign]

That is some great vis you had going on there!

[DAJDive]

Yeah. You could look up and see the bottom of the boat from the wreck. Horizontal viz was around 90 feet. Amazing, but cold!!!

[2turtlesdo]

i missed the story around the ship? do over..

[ancientdiver]

I was certified in the mid '70's by James Walters who owned Water World in Kenosha. I made two dives to this wreck. The dive boat operator (name?) located it using a fish finder, compass heading and a general knowledge of its location. He would then dive and attach a bow line. The visibility on this wreck was near zero. Because of this, I never penetrated the wreck. I am amazed at the water clarity in this video. First time I've actually seen the inside. Great Video!

[werlecar]

I wonder what the fish think of us floating around in the deep with all that strange equipment! Thanks for posting video. Probably the closest that I'll get to a shipwreck dive~

[werlecar]

I wonder what the fish think of us floating around in the deep with all that strange equipment! Thanks for posting video. Probably the closets that I'll get to a shipwreck dive~

[mayonpi]

Judging from the automobile in the hold, I'd date this wreck around mid-late 1920's . . .

[bmikl]

Outstanding! The last time I dove her was back in 1998. This looks like a wreck I have to dive again.