Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
USAT Liberty
A WWII wreck you swim to from a black-sand beach, covered in coral.
About the dive
USAT Liberty is an all-levels dive site in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 81,021 dives here, going to 20 m on average in around 15 m of visibility. 39 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are clownfish, angelfish and butterflyfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Beginner–Expert
- Avg. max depth
- 20 m
- Visibility
- 15 m
- Dive time
- 46 min
- Logged dives
- 81,021
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Lesser Sunda
Most sighted here
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
GruntsPhoto: Donald Davesne · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at USAT Liberty and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Chinese trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Damselfish |
The wreck
This is the site of the USAT Liberty, one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Read how she went down.
The story of the USAT Liberty →Dive centers nearby
57 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Ocean View Tulamben Dive & Resort0.2 km
- Aqua Dive Paradise0.2 km
- Scuba Tribe Bali0.2 km
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