E49
Type: British submarine E21 variant of the E Class submarine 181 feet long. She was propelled by twin diesel engines with a maximum speed of 15 knots surfaced, 10 knots dived.
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Wreck Information: She is variably covered in white sand. The casing is rusting away to reveal the machinery underneath and about 15m of the hull was exposed in June 2011, running backwards from the tangled pipework of the broken bow, past the gears controlling the bow planes to the most recognisable and exciting part of the wreck, the stubby conning tower which is falling to starboard but retains its rail and periscopes, now encrusted with dead-men's fingers.
Cargo: None
Distance from harbour:
Lat & Long: N60 44.229 W0 48.002 Balta Sound, Unst, Shetland
Chart:
Depth: 32m
Tides: Tide tables
Dive boat: The Karin Jean Elane Sharon Rose Sunrise Gaelic Rose Invincable Valkyrie Halton
Dive Shop: Scapascuba
Accommodation:
Suggested experience: Sport diver, Master diver.
Other comments: She was returning to patrol after repairs in Baltasound on the 10th march 1917 when she hit a mine laid by UC76.
Created by: Tim Priest
Date: 6/7/11
Revision: 1
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Underwater photos: By Tim Priest Utube




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