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Dive on the Campbeltown Yacht

8th February 2020 By Peter Moir 1 Comment

I managed a couple of dives yesterday with skipper Jason Coles of Wreckspeditions – Dunoon before storm Ciara arrives later today. Conditions were near perfect on the surface. The morning dive was on the wreck of the SS Kintyre …….aka ‘The Campbeltown Yacht’, as can be seen from the picture below.

Although we were boat diving, it is possible to dive the wreck from the shore and there are many good sources to tell you how to go about that. We were fortunate to have reasonable underwater visibility although dark, and diving around high water gave us a maximum depth of 46.7 metres at the collapsed stern section.

Here are a few pictures from the dive that show she is still reasonably intact as far aft as the stern winch and mast step, the starboard side aft was badly damage as a consequence of a collision with a large steamship, the SS  Maori in 1907. 

Kintyre dive slideshow 

Bow of the Kintyre
Kintyre bow structure
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Kintyre engine
Kintyre engine - starboard side
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The heads
Boiler
Stern
Stern

It is interesting to note (well I thought so), that there is a noticeable difference in the density of encrusting sealife between the shady north and sunny south side of the wreck. It clearly demonstrates that light does reach down to 35 metres and beyond, even when you think its pitch black during the dive.

You can read more about the SS Kintyre and how she came to be lying off the rocks at Wemyss Bay if you follow this link to our website Scottish Shipwrecks   https://www.scottishshipwrecks.com/kintyre/

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  1. George Rankin says

    8th February 2020 at 15:50

    Most impressed that you achieved that depth, Peter. Well done and interesting comment on the North/South growth rates.

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