HMS SWIFT
Free public lecture at Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard by Professor Chris Underwood, Nautical Archaeology Society (UK) and National
Institute of Anthropology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 noon - 17th July 2009
HMS Swift was a British sloop of war which was sank off Patagonia, Argentina in 1770. The vessel was conducting surveys around the Falklands/Malvinas Islands where she was based.
Bad weather drove the ship towards mainland
South America, where the vessel strande... Read Full Story
More video of the U90 Submarine wreck off the coast of Portsmouth, UK. Again thanks to the good ol’ guys and girls from the Southsea BSAC Club.
Diving from dive charter boat, Wightdiver
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Another German WWII submarine located off the coast of Portsmouth, UK. Sitting in approx. 30 metres of water this is a fantastic dive.
However, in 2007 a number of human bones were uncovered on the wreck and reports were made of divers disturbing the remains and taking artifacts - so the wreck was designated a NO DIVE SITE and is now off limits to the general diving population.
The nice girls and guys from Southsea BSAC (my first dive club) did manage to capture this submarine on one of th... Read Full Story
The wreck of the Submarine U90 lies a few miles off the Portsmouth coast, UK.
The area is littered with wrecks from several hundred years of maritime history, including several German submarines.
The U90 is pretty much intact and upright, sitting in approx 34 metres of water and makes for a really great dive.
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It is that time again when the Nautical Archaeology Society is calling for those interested in diving and research to combine their interests and skills to ‘Adopt-A-Wreck’.
The project has been long running and each year the standard of entries gets higher and higher. As does the material collected which is a valuable research tool for the NAS and other interested divers and historians.
More information can be seen at the Culture24 website - Culture24
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Holland V Submarine and 18th Century Canons
Divers prepare to unravel mysteries of the deep.
Hundreds of years of maritime activity, two World Wars and numerous seafaring accidents have seen the seas and shores around the south coast become steeped in legend and undiscovered pockets of history.
One piece of naval history that remained undiscovered until 1995 is the Holland V submarine.
Lying, upright in 30 metres (100ft) of water, the Holland V was the Navy’s first submarine accepted fo... Read Full Story
Big Anchor Project
Portsmouth is steeped in maritime history. From earliest times it has been used by mariners. It’s natural harbour offering a safe sanctuary and a staging point for trade routes and military campaigns.
We have recorded and know a lot about the various ships that have visited The Solent and surrounding areas but little is known about a vital piece of equipment carried by all ships - its anchor.
The Big Anchor project is going to change all that.
The Nautical Archaeolo... Read Full Story
