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Date Sunk: |
07/05/1945 |
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How Sunk: |
Torpedoed by
U-2336 |
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Location: |
1.5 miles SE
of May
Island |
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Area: |
May Island |
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Type: |
Steamship |
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Tonnage: |
2878 gross |
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Length:
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320.1 feet |
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Draught: |
23.1 feet |
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Beam: |
49.5 feet |
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Depth: |
45 metres |
The last British ship to
be sunk in the Second
World War.
The Avondale Park and
the Sneland 1 were
torpedoed by the German
submarine U-2336 on 6
May, 1945 at 11:00am,
one hour before the end
of World War II.
The U-boat captain, Emil
Klusemeir, later
surrendered and claimed
that he had not received
the orders to cease fire
which had been broadcast
by the German Navy.
She was a British
steamship, length 320',
beam 4905', 2878 gross
tonnes
Today, the Avondale Park
lies upright in 60m with
the stern section
separated from the body
of the ship.
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Date Sunk: |
20/02/1916 |
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How Sunk: |
Collision |
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Location: |
Gullane Bay |
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Area: |
Aberlady |
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Type: |
Trawler |
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Tonnage: |
143 gross |
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Length:
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104.0 feet |
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Draught: |
11.0 feet |
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Beam: |
21.0 feet |
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Depth: |
17 metres |
This
ship was an iron-hulled
steam trawler built in
1896. She sank on the
29th February 1916 as
the result of a
collision. Her 104 ft /
143 ton hull is lying in
about 22 metres.
Cyclops
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Date Sunk: |
21.02/1924 |
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How Sunk: |
Foundered |
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Location: |
2.8 miles
from Bass
Rock |
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Area: |
Dunbar |
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Type: |
Dredger |
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Tonnage: |
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Length:
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180.0 feet |
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Draught: |
7.0 feet |
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Beam: |
25.0 feet |
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Depth: |
34 metres |
This ship was a 180 ft
dredger en-route to be
scrapped. She sank on
the 21st February 1924
and is lying in
approximately 34 metres.
Munchen
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Date Sunk: |
1921 |
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How Sunk: |
Torpedo
Experiment |
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Location: |
2.9 miles N
of Fidra |
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Area: |
North
Berwick |
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Type: |
Light
Cruiser |
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Tonnage: |
3756 gross |
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Length:
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364.7 feet |
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Draught: |
18.4 feet |
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Beam: |
43.7 feet |
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Depth: |
50 metres |
Built in 1905 and
disarmed in 1916, the
German light cruiser
Munchen was a 365 ft /
3756 ton warship.
She was assigned to
Britain in 1920 for
scrap and used in a
torpedo experiment in
1921.
Divers who I have put on
this wreck tell me that
large areas of the teak
decking still remain.
She rests in
approximately 60 metres.
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Date Sunk: |
24/02/1940 |
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How Sunk: |
Mined |
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Location: |
5 miles ESE
of Kirkcaldy |
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Area: |
Kirkcaldy |
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Type: |
Steamship |
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Tonnage: |
2266 gross |
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Length:
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290.5 feet |
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Draught: |
18.0 feet |
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Beam: |
41.2 feet |
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Depth: |
24 metres |
Built in 1928 the Royal
Archer was mined on the
24th February 1940
whilst en-route from
London to Leith.
Her 290ft / 2266 ton
hull is lying in
approximately 28 metres.
She is in a somewhat
broken up state but a
very good rummage dive
with parts of her
superstructure still
standing 6 metres proud
of the sea bed.
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Date Sunk: |
03/06/1941 |
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How Sunk: |
Bombed |
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Location: |
2.4 miles NE
of Bass Rock |
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Area: |
North
Berwick |
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Type: |
Steamship |
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Tonnage: |
2187 gross |
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Length:
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290.2 feet |
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Draught: |
18.0 feet |
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Beam: |
41.2 feet |
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Depth: |
46 metres |
2187-ton
British steamer, built
1924. 290ft x 41ft.
Cargo:
50 tons rice, 70 tons
paper, London for Leith.
Position:
56 06.53N; 02 35.30W.
Depth: 46m.
Sunk:
3 June, 1941, after
bombing by German
aircraft in Firth of
Forth, capsized under
tow. Crew all saved.
Diving:
Lies on port side with
mud up to centre line.
Intact. Covered by
marine growth. Many
portholes. Beware trawl
nets over starboard
companionways.
Launch:
Anstruther; Dunbar.
River Garry
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Date Sunk: |
18/11/1893 |
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How Sunk: |
Foundered by
hurricane |
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Location: |
1 mile E of
Torness
Power Stn |
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Area: |
Dunbar |
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Type: |
Steamship |
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Tonnage: |
1294 gross |
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Length:
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240.0 feet |
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Draught: |
18.2 feet |
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Beam: |
33.2 feet |
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Depth: |
30 metres |
The River Gary was a 240
ft / 1294 ton steamship
built in Belfast in
1883.
She sank on the 18th
November 1893 in a Force
12 hurricane with the
loss of her crew of 19.
She is lying in
approximately 30 metres.
Sneland 1
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Date Sunk: |
07/05/1945 |
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How Sunk: |
Torpedoed by
U-2336 |
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Location: |
1.5 miles SE
of May
Island |
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Area: |
May Island |
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Type: |
Steamship |
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Tonnage: |
1791 gross |
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Length:
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320.1 feet |
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Draught: |
26.4 feet |
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Beam: |
46.2 feet |
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Depth: |
44 metres |
A Norwegian steamship
torpedoed by a German
u-boat in the closing
hours of the Second
World War.
Built 1922, length
320.1', beam 46.2', 1791
gross tonnes.
The Sneland lies in 55m
on her starboard side.
Stjernvik
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Date Sunk: |
12/04/1928 |
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How Sunk: |
Collision |
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Location: |
3 miles N of
Bass Rock |
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Area: |
North
Berwick |
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Type: |
Steamship |
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Tonnage: |
1174 gross |
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Length:
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240.0 feet |
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Draught: |
14.1 feet |
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Beam: |
34.2 feet |
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Depth: |
40 metres |
An iron screw steamship
built in 1883, the
Stjernvik was sunk after
a collision in fog in
1928.
She now sits upright on
a 52m seabed with the
decks at around 46m.
U-Boat 77
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Date Sunk: |
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How Sunk: |
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Location: |
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Area: |
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Type: |
U-Boat |
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Tonnage: |
|
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Length:
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Draught: |
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Beam: |
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Depth: |
40 metres |
This WWI sub is
virtually intact.
It is lying stern down
into the sand with the
bow up in about 40
metres.
The bow plains are in
the dive position and
the periscope is up.
One theory is that the
vessel was dive bombed
by an aircraft, another
is that she blew herself
up whilst laying mines.
Some believe that the
stern is not buried in
the sand but is actually
detached and lies close
by.
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