Plymouth
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| HMS
Scylla |
Wreck |
20m |
The 2,500 tonne Scylla was the last Royal Navy frigate
to be built at Devonport Dockyard and was taken out of active service in
1993. The Scylla settled on the seabed about 500
metres from the Liberty ship James Eagan Lane which was torpedoed on her
maiden voyage in 1944. |
The James Eagan
Layne |
Wreck |
21m |
A 7,176 tonne American Liberty
Ship was sunk by a torpedo in 1945. She was carrying tank parts, jeeps,
lorries, wagon wheels (not the edible type!) and various other small
items. The bow sits at 8m. You can swim through the engine room past the
engines and boilers, through the cargo holds and into various other areas
of the ship. Wreck diver speciality is recommended. |
| The Elk |
Wreck |
27m |
A 181 tonne Fishing Trawler
which hit a mine in 1940. |
| Hilsea Point Rocks |
Reef |
25m |
A really nice reef for sealife:
sea urchins, sea fans, edible crabs, lobsters and hard and soft corals. |
|
Maine |
Wreck |
35m |
A 3,600 tonne vessel which was
torpedoed by a UC-17 in 1917. |
| Mew Stone Ledges |
Reef |
40m |
Ledges which drop down to 30m
with gullies dropping very steeply to 40m. There is the wreck of an
aircraft on the ledges and you can see some bullets and belts. |
| The Persier |
Wreck |
28m |
Three boilers and an eight
foot anchor are clearly visible and there is a swim through of the prop
shaft. Her bow is at 8m. |
| Tinker Shoal |
Reef |
20m |
A nice drift dive over a reef.
Look out for wreckage. |
Teignmouth
|
|
The Bretagne |
Wreck |
30m |
A 1,439 tonne vessel which
sunk in 1918 when it collided with a steamer in fog. |
| Brixham Breakwater |
Reef |
10m |
A good site for Open Water
divers also a good place for night dives. |
| The Galicia |
Wreck |
20m |
A 5,922 tonne vessel which
sunk after hitting amine in 1917. She is broken into many pieces which are
scattered over a large area. Look out for lobsters and crabs. |
| The Glocliffe |
Wreck |
25m |
A 2,211 tonne British Steamer
carrying coal was torpedoed a U-40 in 1917. Multilevel Speciality
recommended. |
| The Isbjorn |
Wreck |
52m |
It is reported to be a 597
tonne ship which sunk in 1944. Although it is said to be much larger. A
dive for experienced divers only. |
|
The Lord Stewart |
Wreck |
34m |
The 1445 ton armed merchantman
Lord Stewart was sunk by torpedo on 16 September, 1918 |
| The Orestone |
Reef |
22m |
A good drift dive with lots
marine life to be seen. Because of the reefs and other large rocks in this
area, the current is split and flows in different directions so it's not
uncommon to see divers drifting off in different directions. |
| Parson and Clerk |
Reef |
10m |
A nice easy dive, good for
beginners, it has plenty of swim throughs, an SMB must be used. |
| The Perrone |
Wreck |
31m |
A French cable layer that was
torpedoed in 1917 and lies doglegged on the seabed. |
| Watcombe Caves |
Reef |
10m |
A series of large caves with a
lot of kelp growing close to the cliffs concealing the caves. |
