SS.ROSEHILL

SS.ROSEHILL

50 19 770'N / 04 18 51'W

THE SS.ROSEHILL WAS TORPEDOED BY U-40 ON THE 23rd OF SEPTEMBER 1917 AT 6.05 pm. SHE WAS 95m LONG, 2788 tons AND CARRYING A CARGO OF COAL. THE CREW ABANDONED SHIP ONLY TO FIND SHE DIDN’T SINK AND RETURNED TO HER, AT 6.45pm WITH SOME DIFFICULTY THEY BOARDED HER AS THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. SHE WAS TAKEN IN TOW TO BE BEACHED AT LONG SANDS BUT TOO MUCH TIME HAD BEEN LOST AND SHE FOUNDERED IN 30m OF WATER 2 miles OFF PORT WRINKLE. SHE IS OFTEN BOUYED AND IS MUDDY DIVE WITH VISIBILITY TO BE GENERALLY LESS THAN OTHER AREAS, BUT INTERESTING, THERE IS HARDLY ANY CURRENT AND CAN BE DIVED AT ANY TIME .THE BEST PLACES TO LAUNCH ARE 'CAFFA MILLS' CAR PARK BY THE CAR FERRY IN FOWEY (14 miles FROM WRECK). LAUNCHING IS £2 AND THE CAR PARK IS PAY AND DISPLAY AND FILLS QUICKLY IN THE SUMMER. OR PLYMOUTH WHICH IS 9 MILES AWAY.


	ROSEHILL 1 Ships boiler looking west
	ROSEHILL 2 Conger eel next to the boiler, this wreck always has them
	ROSEHILL 3 Part of a deck winch amidships
	ROSEHILL 4 A very broken amidships looking south
	ROSEHILL 5 The best feature of this wreck is the 12 pounder stern gun located on the seabed portside.(east)
	ROSEHILL 6 Not far from the gun is the rudder and prop.
	ROSEHILL 7 Diver on the 4 bladed prop, giving a idear of its size.
	ROSEHILL 8 heading north another part of a winch.
	ROSEHILL 9 The prop shaft looking towards the stern (south)