JAMES EAGAN LAYNE
7176-ton US Liberty ship, built 1944. 441ft x 57ft. 2500hp triple-expansion engines.  Cargo: 4500 tons war supplies, tank parts, lorries, jeeps, railway rolling stock, US Army engineers' stores, New York for Ghent, via Barry.

Depth  24mtrs to seabed.10mtrs to deck.

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Sunk: 21 March, 1945, after hit in starboard side by torpedo from U-1195. Beached after being towed by Admiralty tugs into Whitsand Bay.
Diving: Upright, starboard side collapsing. 2 holds, which hold many railway rolling stock wheels. Ribs intact. Main engine now covered by fallen decking. Port side a vast sheet of white anemones. Stern broken off . This wreck is so popular that Seahorse Charters run a shuttle service.Lots of life.Great wreck dive.

HMS SCYLLA.

The new wreck in Whitsand bay.

Sunk:27 March 2004

Diving:Upright intact.Ideal for wreck speciality training.

Depth: 22mtrs to seabed . 8mtrs to bridge.