SS. ANNA SOPHIE

THE SS.ANNA SOPHIE (FORMALLY VERA, ANARGYROS AND THEOLOGOS) WAS TORPEDOED BY THE U-55 ON THE 23RD JULY 1918, SINKING AT 3.05 pm IN 43m OF WATER. SHE WAS 97m LONG AND 2577 tons AND IN BALLAST. THE ENGINE AND STURN STAND 8m HIGH, THERE IS A SPARE PROP WEST OF THE ENGINE, SHE SITS NEXT TO A 4m HIGH CLIFF AND IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE.THE AREA KNOWN AS DIVER ROCK OFF TRVOSE HEAD CAN BE SUBJECT TO STRONG CURRENTS ON SPRINGS. SLACK IS +30-60 MINUTES AT HIGH/LOW NEWQUAY. THE BEST LAUNCH SITE IS ROCK 7 miles AWAY PARKING IS LIMITED SO GET THERE EARLY, THERE IS A LAUNCH FEE.

(258) STURN POST OF

THE ANNA SOPHIE
(259) BUDDY PAIR

(260) PAT ON THE

ANNA SOPHIE

ANNA SOPHIE 1

Looking east this photo shows the sturn rudder and propeller

ANNA SOPHIE 2

A veiw of the sturn looking across collapsed wreckage

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Deck winch

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Ships engine standing upwright this is huge about half the size of a double decker bus

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looking north you can see the cliff face of diver rock, the hand rail and boiler

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Diver next to the engine

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east of the boilers this area is whare the bridge once stood

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number two hold with deck winch

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aproaching the bow looking east

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Two ships anchors with the winch in the background

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