Wreck Tours

Scapa Flow is renowned the world over for its warship wrecks. So why go there to dive a fishing-boat? Because, says JOHN LIDDIARD, it’s there

A great South Devon favourite, this Belgian steamship went down packed with provisions in 1945. JOHN LIDDIARD takes us on a zig-zag wander. Illustration by

If you have dived this Norwegian steamer, sunk off Cornwall in 1918, you might have entered it under a different name in your logbook. JOHN

This steamer that sank 90 years ago is the most intact in the Sound of Mull, but you might need to get there early, says

This German light cruiser, which took more than its share of scalps in WW2, makes for a Scapa Flow wreck dive that is a little

Brave the currents off the Farne Islands to enjoy the remnants of this colourful steamer with a touch of mystery, says JOHN LIDDIARD. Illustration by

This Norwegian steamer sank in the Solent in 1918 and it deserves to be more often dived than it is, says JOHN LIDDIARD. Illustration by

It’s a bit out of the way, and more than a bit broken up, but the Iberian is a 19th-century casualty that repays investigation, says

Her wheels had already been turning through 43 years and two world wars when this Victorian paddle-steamer was bombed off Norfolk. JOHN LIDDIARD recommends a

A huge pile of steel steamship at a site where the vis can be exceptional – that’s Skye’s Doris, says JOHN LIDDIARD. Illustration by MAX

Calling all train-spotters, grab your tanks and slates and head for the West Country! There’s a wreck down there you have to see, says JOHN

The victim of German mines in 1940, this big merchant steamer that sank off Pembrokeshire is a good all-rounder, says JOHN LIDDIARD. Illustration by MAX