USCGC Bibb

The USCGC Bibb is a deep wreck in the Key Largo area of the Florida Keys. She lies between French Reef and the Dixie Shoals and is marked by a spar buoy and four mooring buoys. The depth is 60 to 130 ft (18 to 40 m), and the site is for advanced to expert divers.

The Bibb was a Coast Guard cutter built in 1937. She patrolled and escorted convoys in World War II, took part in the invasion of Okinawa and was in service in Vietnam. She is 327 ft (100 m) long with a beam of 41 ft (12.5 m). In 1987 she and the cutter Duane were stripped and prepared for sinking. The doors above the main deck were removed, but the hull was sealed.

She rests on her starboard side in 130 ft (40 m) of water, with the hull structure beginning at about 60 ft (18 m). The port railing can be reached at 95 ft (29 m). She lies on her side, so you swim along the hull and around the superstructure at an angle. The ship is in pristine condition.