We have recently added a number of new pages to the Shipwrecks … [Read more...]
MV Akka – sonar images
Recent sonar images of the wreck of the ore carrier Akka confirm dive reports that the wreck is beginning break up, after 63 years underwater off Dunoon in the Firth of Clyde. The scans confirm diver reports that the fore deck has dropped onto the cargo of iron ore in the holds, while the hull is beginning to fall out onto the seabed at various … [Read more...]
Ian Crawford recalls the loss of HMS E-49
The E-49 was a steel E-class fleet submarine built by Swan Hunter & Wigwam Richardson of Wallsend. Launched on 14th December 1916 her dimensions were 176' x 22.5' x 12.5' with tonnage of 673 dt. (surface), 820 dt. (submerged). She was powered by twin diesel and twin electric motors and had twin screws. Her armament was 5 @ 18" torpedo tubes, 2 … [Read more...]
The bombing and eventual loss of HMS Sphinx
HMS Sphinx was a Halcyon class steel minesweeper and was built by William Hamilton & Company Ltd at Port Glasgow and launched on the 7th February 1939. She was 245.0’ long, 33.5’ breadth and had a draught of 8.0’. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines constructed by J Samuel White of Cowes. The … [Read more...]
Loss of the G Koch
As the next January storm looks set to hit us this week, the story of the loss of the G Koch reminds us all of the tremendous forces nature can throw at us. Shipyard : Thomas Turnbull and Sons Ltd., Whitby (Yard No 104) Launched : 23.07.1888 Dimensions : 260.7' x 36.3' x 16.5' Tonnage : 1609 gt., 1202 nt. Engines : Triple expansion … [Read more...]
