The Five Wrecks

Type: Wooden motor cruisers

Picture: None  

Wreck Information:   The Cherokee chief sunk at anchor and is the biggest wreck and the first one you come to. There is a small dia copper wire from midships on the port side of the Cherokee chief to the next wreck Golden West its more broken up than the Chief. 

Travel directions: From Glasgow travel west on the M8 onto the A82 then turn left onto  the A817 (glen fruin rd )  turning left at the roundabout onto the A814 down to the next roundabout and turn right and drive through Garelochhead turning first left up the other side of the loch on the Rosneath Rd. After the last of the houses on the right hand side of the road there is an old house on the right (burned out) there is a small road pointing twards the sea.

Parking directions: Park in the road to the old house. 

Lat & Long: 56.0735N -4.8368W

Underwater directions:    Swim straight out from shore to 12m and turn left this will take you into the starboard side of the Cherokee chief.

Chart: To Follow

Depth: 15m 

Tides:  Tide Tables

Diveboat: None / Shore dive

Diveshop:  Aquarton Glasgow      Splash sports

Accommodation:    To Follow                                   

Suggested experience:  Sport diver              

Other comments:  Contact the security at the sub base (at second roundabout) before diving here. I have been visited by military Police because I did not inform Faslane security.  There are microphones in the Loch and they know you are there. Phone MOD Police 01436 674321        Ext 3817

Mobile Network service:  Orange

Pub:   The Anchor Inn, Garelochhead                              

Created by:  John Nicolson            

Date:   10/5/07                               

Thanks To:                         

Underwater photos: To Follow

Wreck diagram: To Follow

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