Brighton
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| The City of Waterford |
Wreck |
30m |
A 1,334 tonne British Steamer
which sank after a collision in fog in 1949. |
| The Duke of Buccleuch |
Wreck |
57m |
Sunk in 1889 after a collision
in fog. Cargo included 600 tonnes of hand painted Belgian porcelain |
| UB81 |
Wreck |
32m |
The UB81 hit a British Mine
on 2 December 1917 on her first and last mission. She
is broken in two by the conning tower, and salvage has opened both bow and
stern allowing views inside. |
| Loo Gate |
Reef |
18m |
Part of a wall that runs each
to west, lost of marine life to be found. |
| The Palace Pier |
Reef |
- - |
Brighton's famous pier is 530
metres long and was completed in 1899 after 8 years of construction Look
out for the wreck of a barge that hit the pier in 1973. There might even
be the odd trinket that the accidental tourist looses. |
| The Pentrych |
Wreck |
22m |
A 3,382 tonne British Steamer
which was torpedoed in 1918. |
Wittering
|
Name
|
Wreck or Reef
|
Max Depth
|
Info \ Look out for
|
| Bracklesham Landing Craft |
Wreck |
8m |
Sunk during WW2, still fairly
intact, a good dive for beginners. |
| Valentine Tank |
Wreck |
8m |
Another WW2 casualty, another
good dive for beginners. |
| Cuckoo Landing Craft |
Wreck |
10m |
Witterings third WW2 victim
and at 10m another good dive for beginners. |
| Mulberry Harbour |
Wreck |
11m |
An artificial WW2 harbour,
built for the D-Day landings. A very popular dive site. |
| Nab Tower |
Wreck |
22m |
A WW1 submarine-net winching
tower, it's a giant concrete fort that steps up from 22m to the surface.
Multilevel diver speciality recommended. |
| Mixon Hole |
Reef |
29m |
Only to be dived in slack
water, this is a nice wall dive. |
|
Gascony |
Wreck |
30m |
A WW1 Liberty ship which was
torpedoed in 1918. |
| Zaanstrom |
Wreck |
32m |
A cargo freighter which sank
in 1911. Look out for the large resident conger eels. |
| HMS Sapper |
Wreck |
32m |
An armed trawler that went
down in 1917. |
|
The Basil |
Wreck |
37m |
A Transport\munitions ship
which also sank in 1917. |
