Diving
Dresden Dives
I've dived the "Dresden" 2 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
113
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2 Aug 1982 | Dresden | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland |  |
38 | 21 | 36 | Iain Hosking, Eric Franz |  |
Wreck lies on its port side. Oriented ourselves first then swam to stern, past 2 gun turrets. Back to bows, in between decks once or twice, past bridge and forward turret mounting. Bows (at last!) - very spectacular knife-edge. Back to line and stops. Blew air rings. Vis 40 feet or so. | own, twin 60s. | |
| 143
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7 Jul 1983 | Dresden | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | |
30 | 14 | 16 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide, Rosanne Padua |  |
Most conservative interpretation of US Navy tables gave 15 minutes at 30m after a 4.5 hour surface interval. Quick stern to stern of wreck with Rosanne and Geoff. Saw torpedo ready tubes. No stops. | Twin 60s, +6lbs |