For those of you who have not visited the site recently we can announce that the Shipwrecks section has been updated and a new search format is in place. Gone are the drop down lists that were getting hard to navigate on mobile devices, these have been replaced by searchable maps with markers linked to individual wreck pages. Scotland now … [Read more...]
Website update on the way
We have noticed a problem with the menu for the Shipwrecks section of the site and this will get worse as we add more wrecks. This problem will impact mobile phone users more than those using laptops or tablets. As a result, we plan to adapt the Shipwrecks section by increasing the number of geographic areas from six to nine. In addition … [Read more...]
Scottish Shipwrecks – new additions
We have recently added a number of new pages to the Shipwrecks … [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...]
