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Wilkes
6-inch

6-Inch Gun Turret

A diver checks out the massive 6-inch gun turret on the stern deck of the Wilkes Barre.

Scooter

Scooter

Joe scooters past as he makes his way back to the shot line.

Winch

Winch

One of the deck winches on the stern section.

Anti-aircraft

Anti-Aircraft gun

This is the anti-aircraft gun nest on the port side of the ship.

5-inch

5-Inch Gun Turret

Everywhere you turn on this wreck there are more guns!

Larry

Larry

Larry shoots a little more video before it is time to go.

Rally

Rally

As our time is getting short on this dive, the dives start to congregate by the shot line.

Video

Video

Larry shots video of one of the anti-aircraft gun placements.

Pull

Pull

Mikey gets ready to help pull the hook.

Go

Time to Go

As the last of the divers head up the line, we pull the hook to drift during decompression.

Post-Dive

Post Dive

Barney discusses the dive as all of the divers get back on the boat.

Group

Group Shot

Everybody poses for a group shot (minus me of course) as we get back to the dock and begin to unload.

 

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