LAist: LAistory: The Wreck of the Dominator

StreetCloud

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:33:38 -0800

i grew up right above the wreck. there is also an old rusted tractor sitting on the rocks next to it. its pretty surreal.

Marshall

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:34:14 -0800

When I was a kid the big rumor down at Rat Beach was that the Dominator was a battleship. I think every kid on the Peninsula believed that there had been some epic naval battle right there on the rocks, probably during WWII.

Elise Thompson

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:28:42 -0800

Wow, cool addition to the piece, MapNerd.

LA MapNerd

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:27 -0800

Excellent article. Thanks for posting this. The largest piece of wreckage washed up on the beach is easily visible in this Bird's-Eye View from Live Maps, while the view of the same area, looking south, appears to be taken at lower tide and makes it easier to see the still-submerged pieces awash in the surf.

Elise Thompson

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:56:48 -0800

I really have to thank lakata.org. They did an amazing amount of research and made this post much easier. Also cawreckdivers have indepth information on a number of wrecks all over the California coastline. If you are a diver, you can join their organization online.

Lindsay William-Ross

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:25:41 -0800

Elise, this is so awesome. You are helping make history hottttt! I'm so glad you found your father's photos and were able to let them inspire this post. Great to have The Dominator "aboard" our LAistory series!

Will Campbell

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:17:45 -0800

Elise, you knocked this one out of the park. Awesome post! My first encounter with the Dominator wreckage was during a 4th grade science class field trip to Lunada Bay to check out the abundant tide pool life. I didn't return to Lunada Bay and the wreckage until practically 20 years later. Never before have I seen such a thoroughly researched and well-presented narrative on the doomed ship and its landmark ( if ever-shrinking) wreckage.

jrb

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:38:46 -0800

Wow cool history lesson! Thanks Elise! (grain fed lobsters, only in L.A.)