E30 Submarine Dive1 June 05


Conditions couldn't have been better on the surface and the long haul to the dive site sped by. Dave excelled by dropping the shot right on the conning tower and so we were set for a cracking dive. We had a bit of a mission to try to ID the sub and so we all hoped to uncover something important. From my point of view I was dissappointed that the pictures aren't more revealing but if you keep the first picture of the plan open you can follow our route around the wreck and see if you can piece together all the hardware on the deck. (Just right click its thumbnail pic and select open link in new window).

Our first dive (Friday) The dark arrows show roughly where we were when the photos were taken - the last three digits of the pictures are shown in red. Keep this open (right click and select open in new window) and you can try to work out what the hardware on the deck is.
P1Dive1plan.JPG 		Dawn cuts open a lost lobster pot which has trapped a cod - it didn't want to leave but we made it go!
P6175420.JPG 		The props must have had some sort of cowl - here it is obscurring the props at the stern (pointy end!)
P6175424.JPG 		One of the props. Partially cleaned but only down to the hard encrusting crud not the metal.
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A resident, well dug in within a sectioned box structure on the aft deck
P6175443.JPG 		Large deck lump - covered in mussels
P6175444.JPG 		Mooring point?
P6175445.JPG 		Low round thing
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Could this be the base od the gun mount? Also in dive 2
P6175447.JPG 		Conning tower - natural light only, from aft starboard (rear right)
P6175450.JPG 		View into broken section ahead of conning tower
P6175453.JPG 		Dawn by break for scale
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Front starboard hydroplane rear edge
P6175457.JPG 		Same again front edge
P6175458.JPG 		Boxed works on fore deck
P6175460.JPG 		Yet another boxed thing
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The raised structure on the prow. Note the sediment hurling past! Natural light only.
P6175464.JPG 		Dawn over mechanism on foredeck
P6175466.JPG 		Large oval hatch on foredeck
P6175468.JPG 		Some of many bevelled gear drives for something - mine launching?
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Dawn on part of conning tower
P6175474.JPG 		Something fascinating on the aft deck close to the conning tower.
P6175476.JPG 		rear of conning tower 'platform'
P6175477.JPG 		Rear of conning tower platform from above - note vent, air intake? Note to self - don't build sub with holes in top.
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Hatch on front port side of conning tower
P6175480.JPG 		Binnacle? of some sort towards front of conning tower
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Rob Spray.