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Kyarra The Kyarra is a 4383 ton, twin-screw passenger and cargo
liner, 415ft long with a beam of 52ft, launched in 1903. She lies 1½
miles from Swanage quay, at a depth of 30m, rising to 18m in some places.
She is also known as "the ship that was made of brass" owing to the large
numbers of brass fittings used in her construction. She is now one of the most popular and frequently dived wrecks on the South Coast. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Valentine Tanks A number of Valentine tanks were experimentally fitted in 1942 with canvas screens to allow them to float in the sea. The development work for this primarily took place in Poole Bay and the casualties from this development and testing make for a more unusual dive. There are a number of tanks to dive, all of which are in flat sandy terrain and provide homes for many fish, conger eels, crabs and lobsters. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Carantan The French submarine chaser, Carantan, was seized by the British and handed over to the Free French after the fall of France in 1940. She measures 120ft long with a narrow beam of only 20ft, weighing in at 400 tons. Whilst operating as an escort and support vessel to the British submarine, HMS Rorqual, she capsized and sank on 21 December 1943. Only 6 of her 23 crew were saved. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Firth Fisher Also known as Castle Reagh, this 168ft cargo steamer was transporting coal along the South Coast when she was reported lost on 25 February 1925. She lies at a depth of 37m south east of the Kyarra, she is fairly intact and her bows stand 6m off the bottom whilst her stern is more broken up. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Betsy Anna Built in 1892, the Betsy Anna (formerly known as the Ashington) foundered in Poole Bay whilst being towed to Cowes for repairs after tearing her plates in Devon. She took on a lot of water, broke her bow and sank. She lies in a depth of 24m with the bow collapsed backwards, standing 4m high, pointing upwards. Whilst her boilers are easy to see, in positing and upright, her propeller is missing. Christchurch Ledge A series of popular drift dives, the Ledges stretch from Hengistbury Head for almost 3 miles. A good location to see flatfish with a variety of depths possible depending upon experience. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Venezuela This Argentinean owned ship was sailing from Falmouth to Rouen as part of a convoy which was attacked on March 14th 1918 by the German submarine, UB-59. Two torpedos were fired, one of which hit and quickly sank the Venezeula. She is 730 gross tons and measures 190ft in length. She sits perfectly upright, but has sunk well into the sandy gravel sea bed at a depth of about 27m, with the wreck rising up 4m. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Borgny The Borgny was sunk on 22 February 1918 by a German submarine. She was a Norwegian steam driven merchantman of 1,149 gross tons. She was built in 1909 and measured 228ft long with a 36ft beam. She lies twisted and broken in sandy gravel at a depth of 27m, rising up by up to 5m. Her stern is completely upside down with the rudder and propeller easy to recognise and completely clear of the sea bed. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk Clan Macvey (Clan) The Clan Mcvey was an armed British merchant steamship, measuring 400 ft long with a 53ft beam. Sunk by a German submarine in August 1918, she lies virtually upright, sunk into the soft sand almost up to her deck, at a depth of 18m and rising up by 4m from the sea bed. to dive click here >>> http://www.shootingandscuba.co.uk
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