HMS. SCILLA
HMS SCYLLA WAS BUILT IN
1968 BEING A LEANDER CLASS FRIGATE; AND IS 113M LONG WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF
2500 TONES. DECOMMISSIONED IN 1993, SHE WAS BOUGHT IN 2003 BY THE NATIONAL
MARINE AQUARIUM TO BE PLACED ON THE SEABED AS A REEF NEXT TO THE USS JAMES
EAGAN LANE. THE COST OF PURCHASING THE VESSEL HAS BEEN MET BY SOUTH WEST OF
ENGLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THIS WRECK IS EUROPE’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL
REEF, THIS SITE GETS VERY BUSY SO A EARLY START IS RECOMMENDED. ALL LOCAL
DIVE BOATS RUN TRIPS TO THIS WRECK, SITTING UPRIGHT ON SAND IN 20m FACING
SOUTH 1 nm FROM RAME HEAD. An EASY DIVE WITH VERY LITTLE TIDE SHE CAN BE FOUND
INSIDE A RED CARDINAL BUOY AND IS MARKED IN SUMMER BY TWO YELLOW BUOYS.
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HMS SCILLA 1 Compass ring? on top of the bridge
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HMS SCILLA 2 Inside the bridge
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HMS SCILLA 3 looking at the bridge from the front port
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HMS SCILLA 4 prow
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HMS SCILLA 5 exocet launcher at the bow
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HMS SCILLA 6 Inside the machinery space
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HMS SCILLA 7 Helicopter hanger near the stern
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