Probably the world's most accessible dive wreck. Just a few kilometres around the coast from Wellington International Airport. Sunk on 13 November 2005 in 23-26 m of water off Island Bay on Wellington's south coast. The wreck lies about 600 m southeast of Taputeranga Island (the island of Island Bay).

Dive the frigate Wellington (F69)

Taputeranga

Island Bay Marine Education Centre

Studio Te Mapunga

WRECK 'WELLINGTON' EXCLUSION ZONE. A 100 metre NO ANCHORING and NO FISHING exclusion zone has been established around the wreck.  Four buoys mark the wreck.