Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
USS Kittiwake
A former US Navy rescue ship sunk as a reef, shallow enough for every diver.
About the dive
USS Kittiwake is a beginner to advanced dive site in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 2,281 dives here, going to 22 m on average in around 26 m of visibility. 22 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are angelfish, parrotfish and eagle rays. Sightings peak in March, July and August.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 22 m
- Visibility
- 26 m
- Dive time
- 45 min
- Logged dives
- 2,281
- Busiest months
- Mar · Jul · Aug
- Region
- Greater Antilles
Most sighted here
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
Eagle raysPhoto: Daniel Torobekov · CC0
StingraysPhoto: Corentin Largeron · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at USS Kittiwake 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Sand Eel | ||||||||||||
| Goatfish |
The wreck
This site is home to the wreck of the USS Kittiwake. Its full story, chapters and photos are in the app.
The story of the USS Kittiwake →Dive centers nearby
25 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Indigo Divers1 km
- Epic Divers1.6 km
- Ocean Cabanas Resort2.3 km
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