HMS Scylla

Grid Ref:

N/A

Position

50 19.58N 04 15.19W

Type:

Boat – launch from Mount Batten

Depth:

Max. 24m

Difficulty:

Sports Diver and above

Description:

A great wreck for beginners to wreck diving, lots of easy access, never need to be in dark rooms, and lots of things to look at, an easy wreck to navigate around as it still looks like a boat. For the more adventurous divers penetration is good, there are lots of entry points, however it is important to be sensible – there is a tendency to think because it is a diver friendly wreck that it is ‘safer’; this is not the case – do not exceed your experience unless with someone more experienced

Sea Life:

Maybe a few John Dory, Wrasse, Pollack

Hazards:

Some silt in the wreck, it is possible to quickly reduce the visibility

Conditions:

This wreck can be dived at any state of the tide, however it is sometimes too rough to get the boat out to it

Air Fills:

Discovery Divers:

  • Address: Fort Bovisand, Plymouth, Devon, PL64BY
  • Phone: 01752 492722
  • Mobile: 07973266401
  • Web Site: www.discoverydivers.org (external link)
  • Pumps: Air, Nitrox

Deep Blue Diving:

  • Address: Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth
  • Phone: 01752 491490
  • Mobile: 07791 152317
  • Web Site: www.deepbluediving.org (external link)
  • Pumps: Air to 300 bar, Nitrox, Trimix, Argon

Facilities:

Slipway at Mount Batten, Mooring, Café, Toilets at Bovisand

Problems:

Can get very busy at peak times of the year, bank holidays, weekends, summer etc.