Diving

F2 & barge Dives

I've dived the "F2 & barge" 3 times:

Dive number Date Site Location Area Country Wreck Freshwater Depth (m) Bottom time (min) Total time (min) Divers Quality Summary Equipment
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5 Aug 1982 F2 & barge Scapa Flow Orkney Scotland Wreck site 16 51 52 Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide Four stars Destroyer lies on port side, bridge & bows intact. Six inch gun in bow turret, AA gun below bridge. Barge is on an even keel nearby. Misty evening dive but good vis: 10-12m. Explored destroyer, followed line to barge, picking up some scallops on the way, swam around inside the barge and then returned to the destroyer. Long, leisurely dive. No stops. own, twin 60s, +12lbs
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2 Jul 1983 F2 & barge Scapa Flow Orkney Scotland Wreck site 15 24 25 Iain Hosking, Derry Paul Three stars Sea very lumpy, wind W 5-6 so Karlsruhe ruled out. Problems at start of dive resulted in mask and snorkel being cast into the deep. Wrecks very pretty, lots of fish, vis 30-40 ft. Inside barge and found twin AA guns that we didn't see last year. own, Snipe's 87, AP Valves lifejacket
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4 Jul 1986 F2 & barge Scapa Flow Orkney Scotland Wreck site 15 16 31 Iain Hosking, Kenny Jack Three stars Down shot line onto black seabed. Momentary doubt as no wreck in sight, then relief as I saw the line joining the two ships. Followed it to the destroyer, where we looked around the bows and gun before gnashing back to the barge. In and out of the rooms, saw a vice and two sets of twin anti-aircraft guns. Ballan wrasse, pollack and small fish. 10m stop on mast, 5m stop free (drifted over the destroyer). Twin 55s