100 Best Wreck Dives
THE NEWHOLM - 69
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| Number 69 |
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3399-ton British steamer, built 1899. 330ft x 48ft. 293hp triple-expansion engines. CARGO: Iron ore, Bilbao to Middlesbrough. Position: 50 12.52N; 03 38.45W. DEPTH: 28-44m.
SUNK: 8 September, 1917, back broken when hit German minefield. Twenty of crew of 29 killed.
DIVING: Lies on starboard side, bow down steep sandbank, stern towards shore. Stern rails at 28m near cast-iron propeller. Major break near mast at 32m. Bow section separated and deeper at 43m. Sanded up amidships. Good for marine life.
LAUNCH: Salcombe. |
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