Diving
Karlsruhe Dives
I've dived the "Karlsruhe" 3 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
110
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31 Jul 1982 | Karlsruhe | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland |  |
25 | 28 | 30 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair |  |
Good first dive of the trip, after a worrying couple of minutes when we found the buoy line had dragged off the wreck. The ship is lying at a steep angle on her port side. We covered about half of her, from engine room aft. Large gun on stern. Fish life prolific. Vis 10-11m. Problems - Susan's tank harness, fin strap, my new cuff and sinuses on way up. Stung by a jellyfish on the mouth. | own, except Snipe's 87 cu ft tank. | |
| 137
|
4 Jul 1983 | Karlsruhe | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | |
26 | 30 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Grace Franz | |
Swam as far as bridge and looked inside battle bridge. Didn't see the telegraph. Saw both bow turrets - one has fallen onto the other. | Twin 60s, + 6lbs weight | |
| 138
|
5 Jul 1983 | Karlsruhe | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | |
24 | 38 | 50 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide, Grace Franz, Rosanne Padua |  |
First part of dive with Geoff. Checked knots holding battle bridge door open then Geoff clambered inside, found the telegraph was loose and heaved it out. Tied it to shotline and surfaced. Second half of dive, somewhat later [48 minutes], taking Rosanne and Grace down. Grace cut the ropes holding the door open, and it shut with a resounding boom! | Twin 60s, + 6lbs weight |