U 263
The U 263 submarine wreck is located 18nm from La Rochelle. It takes 1 or 2 hours to get there.
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The U 263 submarine wreck is located 18nm from La Rochelle. It takes 1 or 2 hours to get there.
The Sauerland wreck is a classic dive of the area. For those who knows what this means, the Sauerland is a German sperrbrecher boat of 7085 Tons and 180m long. Finish as degausser and was sunk on 12.08.1944 by a torpedo across the destroyeur ORP Djorum along the destroyeurs Diadem and Onslow, he was immobilized by an air attack by the Coastal Command. The Sauerland is a very well known wreck of local divers. It is located 23nm from La Rochelle harbour, near a danger buoy named Sauerland ! It takes between 1 to 3 hours to reach the area.
Coulé le 26 Février 1925. Sur 19 hommes d'équipage, il ne restera que 5 survivants. Le canot de sauvetage de La Rochelle comprenant 8 hommes , il ne restera que 3 rescapés. Lecture des cahiers de la mémoire N° 5 DE3 1981. Groupement d'Etudes Rhétaises. Le Bois Plage en Ré near La Rochelle
Cargo de 80 mètres Néerlandais. Transportait 2882 tonnes de sulfate de Baryum. Coulé le 03 Fevrier 1988. Equipage sauvé.
Le Gers 4 Mats coulé le 16 et 17 Janvier 1905. Ex Cap - York. Construit à Glasgow en 1890 2030tonneaux
Steamer wreck; sunk Apr 20, 1917 La Rochelle, Ile de Ré
Pétrolier de 1750 tonneaux. Déplacement 1100 tonnes. Coulé par 45 mètres de fond le 25 Mai 1947. From La Rochelle and L'île de Ré