One of my favourite dives at Subic Bay, the former US Navy base in the Philippines is diving the LST, that is apparently US Navy language for a Tank Landing Ship (LST) or a Landing Ship (Tank). Depth is relative, the LST isn’t super deep, but it is deep enough. Generally speaking, on my dives here it is planned decompression with penetration into the hull. It doesn’t have to be that way though; descending backwards over the bow with the bow door hanging off is a great view on the wreck.
From the main deck in the forward area, I love swimming down the stairs and into the hull, you can head forward but that stops abruptly. It is much better to head down towards the cargo holds and view the internals of this ship. I really like travelling aft entering on the starboard side and swimming down the second level deck and the troop berthing space. Needless to say, at these depths nitrox is a must and there is going to be some deco hang time. Dropping down and onto the top deck without exploring the bow makes it hardly worth the dive, I immensely love penetrating wrecks but it doesn’t make sense to dive the LST if you don’t penetrate it.
Observations in an undemocratic world 