Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Point Lonsdale

"HMAS J5 was formerly HMS J5 [1], a First World War J class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Devonport in Plymouth. The J's were three-screw diesel electric submarines of some 1,800 tons armed with 6 torpedo tubes, two of these in the beam position, and a 4-inch gun. They were built to have a fast surfaced speed; in practice nearly 20 knots. J5 was launched on 9 September 1915 and commissioned on 6 May 1916. She and the other J's were members of the 11th Submarine Flotilla. She served in the North Sea chiefly in operations against German destroyers and U-boats, most of encounters were with the latter. Although engaging several times with enemies the closest she got to sinking the enemy was striking U-86 with a torpedo which fortunately for them did not explode. After the war, she was transferred along with other members of her class to Australia on 25 March 1919. There she operated out of Geelong in Victoria until paid off on 12 July 1922 as a cost-saving exercise. She was sold on 26 February 1924 and after stripping she and J1 and J2 were sunk in deep water outside Port Phillip Bay on 4 June 1926." Source: Wikipedia.org Port Phillip Bay HMAS J5 Submarine is also known as 36m Submarine J5, The yellow sub, 35m Submarine.

Many wrecks. Only dive at slack tide Located on the Lonsdale side of Port Phillip Heads Lonsdale Reef is also known as Longsdale Reef.

The top of the wall starts at 13 metres deep and drops of to 90 metres in some parts. This is a slack water dive. 20 Min from Queenscliff. Wall must be dived on slack water. Drift on top of wall when tides are running

SS Coogee is a 67 metres (220 feet) long steamship used to transpost cargo and passengers. 4 kilometres offshore between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads

SS Courier is a 800 tons steel steamer vessel scuttled in 1928. north-east of the Ships' Graveyard

Drift dive along a kelp forest and broken sandstone reef. Schools of large yellow tail kingfish during summer. Drift between Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff.

Approx 1 km from the Point Lonsdale Light, just outside Port Phillip Heads.

Set of caves, drop offs and overhangs. Out from Shortlands Bluff, off of Queenscliff.

130 Foot Sub scuttled by explosives June 1st, 1926. Approx three miles off Barwon Heads HMAS J2 Submarine is also known as J2 Sub.

Bottom: chasms, ledges and caves with kelp on top. Just east of Point Lonsdale.

Lonsdale

Rotomahana Wreck is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Australia, VIC, Melbourne which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Access via boat

Castle Rock is basically a square lump of rock, about the size of a football field, sitting alone in an area with a limestone and sand bottom. The top of the rock is at 12 m (40 ft) and usually the shot line is dropped right on top to allow divers to adjust their gear before "plunging" over the edges of the rock formation. The site has lots of macro fauna all over it with lots of nudibranchs grazing. One wall is covered in tiny yellow zoeanthids. There are of undercuts at the 20 m (62 ft) max depth where you may sight a cray, or two, usually missing their horns from past encounters with divers. Southern Blue Devils also hide in the cracks and holes. The Heads, Bass Straight.