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Type: King George V class super-dreadnought Battleship which grossed 23,000 tons and measured 181.66 x 27.12 x 8.35 metres with 13.5 inch guns.
Picture: Images of Hms Audacious
Wreck Information: This wreck is very broken up and is great for a rummage and the viz here is usually very good, about 15-25m. When I dived this wreck I was amazed by the amount of artifacts still lying all over the wreck.
Harbour / slip: Falcarragh Dunfanaghy Troon Lough Swilly
Parking directions:
Distance from harbour: Falcarragh 31 - Miles Dunfanaghy - 29 Miles Troon - 108 Miles Lough Swilly 13-miles
Lat & Long: 55 28.291 N 07 45.101 W 15 miles from Malin Head
Chart: GB 2635
Depth: 66m
Tides: Tide tables
Diveboat: Aquaholics Loyal watcher Rosguill
Dive Shop: Aquaholics
Accommodation: B+B
Suggested experience: Open circuit or rebreather tri-mix
Other comments: On the 27th Oct 1914 HMS Audacious struck a moored mine on her port side a short distance from the safe entrance of Lough Swilly North West Ireland. The mines that sank her were laid by the converted German liner Berlin. She was the first British battleship to be lost in world war I and the only one that sank without loss of life. This area is well know for good visibility and can be over 30 meters.
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Created by: Finstrokes
Date: 8/1/08
Revision: 4
Thanks To:
Underwater photos: Dave C & Mark Chase
Wreck diagram: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dive Report: John Nicolson July 09 A really good dive with 20-25m viz. The shot was put on the stern and tied onto the starboard propeller shaft, we then finned around the props and twin rudders and forward to midships past the boilers and bundles of shell casings, A great rummage dive.