Dive Sites Near Darwin

8 dive sites in and around Darwin, NT, nearest first, with the depth, skill level and conditions for each one.

Diving at MV Neptuna

MV Neptuna

Darwin, NT

Advanced14-20m

Norwegian motor freighter that exploded alongside Stokes Hill Wharf in the 19 February 1942 raid, scattering debris across the inner harbour and producing the largest single explosion of the day.

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Diving at Kelat

Kelat

Darwin, NT

Intermediate12-18m

Iron sailing ship built in Glasgow in 1881, ended her working life as a coal hulk in Darwin Harbour and was sunk during the 19 February 1942 raid, the oldest of the harbour's wrecks.

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Diving at Darwin Catalinas

Darwin Catalinas

Darwin, NT

Intermediate5-15m

Cluster of four PBY Catalina flying boats strafed and sunk at their moorings during the 19 February 1942 raid, the shallowest of the Darwin wreck dives.

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Diving at British Motorist

British Motorist

Darwin, NT

Advanced16-22m

British tanker sunk in the 19 February 1942 Darwin raid, lying broken in the inner harbour, the most heavily fragmented of the major Darwin Harbour wrecks.

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Diving at Darwin Harbour Wrecks

Darwin Harbour Wrecks

Darwin, NT

Advanced15–25mLive viz

The eight WW2-era wrecks of Darwin Harbour, lost in the 19 February 1942 Japanese raid, with cross-links to individual reviews and shared dive conditions.

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Diving at SS Zealandia

SS Zealandia

Darwin, NT

Advanced18-24m

Australian passenger and cargo steamship sunk in the 19 February 1942 Darwin raid, with a long pre-war working life on the Sydney-Wellington route before her requisition for war service.

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Diving at USAT Meigs

USAT Meigs

Darwin, NT

Advanced20-28m

Largest casualty of the 19 February 1942 Darwin raid, the 12,500-ton US Army transport USAT Meigs sits broadly upright on the sand at 28 metres and is the biggest dive-able wreck in Darwin Harbour.

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Diving at SS Mauna Loa

SS Mauna Loa

Darwin, NT

Advanced18-22m

US merchant cargo ship sunk in the 19 February 1942 Darwin raid, lying close to the USAT Meigs and routinely dived as the second tank of a Meigs trip.

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