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Dive sites
From Plymouth 1
PERSIER 5382-ton Belgian steamer, formerly War Buffalo, built 1918. 400ft x 52ft, Cardiff for Antwerp. Depth: 30mtrs Sunk: 11 February, 1945, by torpedo from UB-1017. Diving:Bronze propeller and guns salvaged. Bow 10m proud. Lies on port side. Very broken amidships. Collapsed inwards. Three boilers clear near 2.5m anchor.
ELK 181-ton former Grimsby fishing trawler, built 1902. Requisitioned as minesweeper in WWI and as dan (marker buoy) layer in WWII. 108ft x 19ft. Depth: 30mtrs. Sunk: 27 November, 1940, by hitting sea mine dropped by German aircraft near the Penlee Point entrance to Plymouth Sound. Diving: Stands upright, 5m proud of sand, badly damaged on port side. Bows complete with winch. Entry possible to engine room. Much dived and has been stripped of brass and other fittings.
Eddystone rock
The lighthouse is approx 11miles offshore,well worth the trip. A wide range of life,plant and marine.Viz is usually twice as good as inshore.
Depth 0-- 53mtrs
Because of the distance offshore this is a dive for advanced, and above.
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