Local wrecks in the Area
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Here in Inishowen we are lucky in having some of the premier wreck diving sites in world on our door step. List below are just a few of the wrecks.Click on the pictures or text to get further information on the wrecks.
Spanish Armada Wreck La Trinidad Valencera
The Most Famous of all of Donegal's wrecks is the Spanish Armada's La Trinidad Valencera which foundered in Kinnego Bay in 1588
HMS Saldahna
HMS Saldanha was wrecked completely in a storm on January 1811,in Lough Swilly.After the ship was wrecked more than 2000 bodies were was ashore.
HMT Cortienties
Sunk near Malin Head
HMS Racoon
HMS Racoon Sank off Malin Head near the Garvan Isles
RMS Justicia
Justicia RMS was owned by the White Star Line as a Royal Mail steamship. Built by Harland & Woolf of Belfast.
U-89 (A Mittel U type Uboat )was rammed by escort ship HMS Roxburgh,on 12 February 1918,approxiamtely, 24 miles North of Malin Head..The picture show U135 a simliar type to U89
A King George V class Super-Dreadnought Battleship
HMS Drake
HMS Drake sank in Church Bay Rathlin Island
HMS Assurance
HMS Assurance wrecked near Greencastle golf course
SS Laurentic
S.S Castle Eden
Lies 4 miles South South East of Innistrahull close to Inishowen Head at a Depth of 33M
SS William Mannell
Sank off Glengad Head
SS Jackinsonville
SS Jackinsonville was sunk, when she as part of Convoy CU-36, she was torpedoed by U-482 on 30 August 1944,her cargo was 14300 ton of petroleum
SS Empire Heritage
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Innes McCartney has run several expeditions to locate and film some of the U-boats scuttled during 'Operation Deadlight'. Click on the text to visit periscopepublishing.com
U861 was sunk in Operation Dead Light,off Malin.At 46 Metres.Jurgen Oesten's cargo U-boat is the shallowest of all the Deadlight fleet.However,she lies in a very tidal area and is not an easy dive.A rare Type IXD2,her sheer size makes her a very impressive dive
U-1003 was a German submarine Type VIIC/41. U-1003 was damage by the Canadian frigate HMCS New Glasgow. The collision damaged her periscope and detached her snorkel, which allowed water to enter the conning tower.She lies 7 miles north of Portstewart.
American B-17F Crashed into Lough Foyle Near Greencastle
A similar image to the B-17 which was flown by Captain William Curtis Melton
Argo Delos
This Greek motor vessel of Piraeus, grossed 10,392 tons.Struck Torbeg rock and spilt in two when in tow,The bow section is lying off Tor Rock
Inishowen Sub Aqua Club would like to thank Irish wrecks online and wrecksite.eu,Innes Mc Cartney,U-Boat.net and BBC Northern Ireland for there information on the above wrecks.