USS Hogan Wreck

South of San Diego on the Mexican Border

USS Hogan was a Wickes-class destroyer commissioned in 1919. During WWII, she served as a minesweeper and coastal convoy ship. In November of 1945, she was used as a target ship for firing tests and sank.

Located south of the Point Loma peninsula on the US-Mexican border, the Hogan wreck rests just far enough from the San Diego dive boats to make it a real treat to dive. The Hogan wreck is covered in fish, most notably lingcod, and is home to a number of wolf eels. Coming up the anchor line after your dive, you might get a visit from a sea lion, if you’re lucky.

Originally 314 feet long, the ship now rests in about 125 feet of water in a number of pieces. Her bow section rests on its starboard side and her stern sits upright. Most of the structure is collapsed; you can expect a consistent 125-foot dive forward of the stern section, which has the most relief of the whole site.

Sea lion diving beneath the boat on the Hogan wreck

Doorway into the galley of the Hogan wreck

USS Hogan - miscellaneous wreckage

Under the prop guards on the stern section of the Hogan wreck

Stern section of the Hogan wreck

One of Hogan's turbines

A boiler?

USS Hogan - miscellaneous wreckage

Fish schooling on the Hogan wreck

Looking under a boiler on the Hogan wreck

Part of the Hogan's hull

USS Hogan - miscellaneous wreckage

View of the prop guards on the stern section of the Hogan wreck

USS Hogan - miscellaneous wreckage

Bow of the Hogan on her starboard side

Another view of the Hogan's bow

Lingcod on USS Hogan

Wolf eel on the Hogan wreck

In the Galley, USS Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: Inside the galley of the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

DIver on the Stern of the Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: A diver on the stern of the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

DIver on the Stern of the Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: A diver on the stern of the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Purple-Striped Sea Nettle

San Diego, California: A Purple-Striped Sea Nettle (Chrysaora colorata) on the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Purple-Striped Sea Nettle

San Diego, California: A Purple-Striped Sea Nettle (Chrysaora colorata) on the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Purple-Striped Sea Nettle

San Diego, California: A Purple-Striped Sea Nettle (Chrysaora colorata) on the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Under a Boiler, USS Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: View from beneath a boiler of the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Diver Amidships on the Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: A diver amidships on the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Divers and Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish on the USS Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: Divers and a black sea nettle jellyfish on the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Wolf Eel on the Hogan Wreck

San Diego, California: A large wolf eel inhabiting a boiler on the USS Hogan wreck near the US-Mexico Border.

Ashley Hauck Photography - Travel and Underwater Photography

USS Hogan Wreck

South of San Diego on the Mexican Border