Cadmus
Type: 1879-ton steamer, built 1911. 279ft x 40ft
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Wreck Information: Broken into two main parts near boiler and engines. Spare iron prop lying aft of boiler. Much debris including coils of wire between two sections. Main interest is holds, where cargo of 18-pounder shell cases were carried. Despite commercial salvage, local divers call this a 'shellcase supermarket'. If you look at the sand inside the wreck you will see lines in the sand these are caused by the next layer of boxes of empty shell cases that are covered up,
Cargo: shell cases and coils of wire
Harbour / slip: Bridlington.
Distance from harbour: 19.5 Nm
Site Hazards:
Parking directions:
Lat / Long: N53 50.920 E0 12.450 She lies orientated in a NE to SW direction.
Chart:
Depth: 25m
Tides: Tide tables
Diveboat: Providence
Diveshop: Diving leisure Huddersfield Dive Centre
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Suggested experience:
Mobile Network service:
Other comments: She was sunk 18 October,1917, by torpedo from the UC49 19 miles SSE of Flamborough Head
Created by: Finstrokes
Date: 7/7/00
Revision: 1
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