Decommissioning and Disposal
Kittiwake was decommissioned on 30 September 1994 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on the same day. Her title was transferred in November 2008 for an undisclosed amount to the government of the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands government intended to use Kittiwake to form a new artificial reef. Originally intended to be sunk off Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman in June 2009, it was finally sunk on 5 January 2011. A 2011 episode of the documentary television series Monster Moves covered moving and sinking the ship.
The Kittiwake is resting upright in 62 feet of water on a sandy bottom.
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