HMS Sealion

Type :                             A Royal Navy porpoise class submarine     

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Wreck Information :    She Displaced: 2,080 tons and her armament was 6 x 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes, 2 x 21 inch (533 mm) stern torpedo tubes; 30 torpedoes could be carried (usually Mk8 or Mk23) or mines.
She was scuttled as an ASDIC target off the Isle of Arran on March 13, 1945

Harbour / slip:              RIBs can be launched from the nearby Troon yacht haven .

Parking directions:     Troon - in the marina      Dunure on the road down to the pier.   

Distance to harbour: From Troon its a 37 km forty minute RIB ride to the wreck. From Dunure which has a public slip, its a 24 km, 25 minute RIB ride to the wreck.  Tide Tables

Lat / Long:                    N55 23.383 W5 08.232 

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Depth:                          60m

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Diveboat:                    West coast divers

Diveshop:                    C&C Marine Services    

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Experience:                Trimix  O/C or rebreather

Other comments:      Dont know anybody who has dived her

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Created by:                 John Nicolson   

Date:                              30/3/08                         

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