Navy Museum — Trincomalee
About this dive site
The Navy Museum is an artificial reef built from decades of accumulated maritime history. Old anchors, cannons, chains, and propellers have settled on the sandy bottom and grown thick with coral. It is an unusual and atmospheric dive with strong macro photography.
What you'll see
- Moray eels
- Schools of glassfish
- Trevally
- Nudibranchs
- Lionfish
- Scorpionfish
- Coral-encrusted naval artefacts
Site highlights
- ✓Old anchors, cannons and naval hardware on the sea floor
- ✓Artificial reef heavily colonised by coral
- ✓Excellent macro photography
- ✓Atmospheric and unusual dive experience
Currents & Visibility
Usually calm. Visibility 10–15 m. Some silt disturbance near bottom — stay off the sand.
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Equipment included · Local guides · Small groups
Questions about Navy Museum
“Swami Rock is something else entirely. The statues on the reef, the turtles, the sheer amount of life on the wall. I've dived in Thailand, Indonesia, the Red Sea, and this is right up there. The guides know every inch of these reefs. Highly recommended.”
James T.
United Kingdom · Fun Diving
“Did my Advanced here after getting my Open Water in Koh Tao. The Klathipa deep dive and the wreck dive were both incredible. Small groups, attentive instruction, and the equipment was in excellent condition. I'll be back for the specialty courses.”
Aiko N.
Japan · Advanced Open Water Diver
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