Aeolean Sky - (30m, 12m high)
The Sky, a Greek container vessel, collided with another vessel in the middle of the English Channel in 1979 and tried to make it to shore but took on water and sank off St Albans Head. The Sky is a very large wreck and is still recognisable after much salvage work and being cleared by explosives to 18m depth. The wreck lies on her port side, decks facing east, relatively intact stern and rear accommodation to north, and the bows to south, about 4m from the main hull. Cargo visible within wreck and strewn across the chalk/limestone rock seabed..
Alex van Opstal (about 27m, 7m high)
A Belgian passenger liner build in 1937 and sunk by a mine near the Shambles bank in 1939 en route from New York to Antwerp. A large wreck lying SW/bows NE with intact forward end but damaged salvaged stern on a shifting sand and gravel seabed.
Carantan (about 30-32m)
A French gunboat based at Brixham, operating as an escort and support vessel to British Submarine "Rorqual" when she capsized and sank in a southwesterly storm in 1943 with the loss of 17 lives. She is well broken now but a very interesting dive with lots to see. Ammunition boxes and depth charges can still sometimes be found and there seems to large lobsters in every crevice. Lying very close to the Kyarra this wreck is often neglected, which could make it an attractive dive on a busy weekend.
Kyarra (about 30m, 18m high)
One of the most popular Dorset ship wrecks, often covered with divers in summer and swarming with dive boats at the surface. However, it is still an exciting and interesting advanced dive. The Kyarra was built on the Clyde in 1903 with brass fittings throughout and was torpedoed by a German submarine off Purbeck in 1918 when she was bound for Sydney. She was laden with mixed cargo, a lot of which still remains in the numerous holds, including gold watches, fine perfume, champagne bottles and medical equipment. Depth to the seabed is 30m, but most of the dive can be conducted at 25m on the wreckage.
Avanti (about 37m)
An ex-Danish steamship carrying iron ore was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1918. 21 men of the 24 crew were killed. Now lying on rocky reef outcrops.
HMS M2 (36m, 9m high)
The M2 was built in 1918 and sank in 1932 killing all the crew. This unique submarine was adapted to carry a small seaplane in a hanger built on to the coning tower, replacing the gun on her forward deck. It is thought that whilst practicing emergency diving the hanger door was not properly closed, quickly flooding the ship and sending her to the bottom. The wreck is classified as a war grave, and now lies upright on a sandy seabed. She is an amazing dive, virtually intact apart from the loss of the crane for aircraft recovery and her propellers.
Pomeranian (36m, 9m high)
This Canadian Liner was en route from London to Newfoundland when she was torpedoed in 1918 by a German submarine. Only one of the 56 crew survived. Her cargo of government stores apparently included divers helmets, though none have been found. The wreck lies upright in an east- west direction, with the large and relatively intact bow at an angle to the rest.
Lulworth Banks (variable, about 21m).
About 2miles offshore, an area covering 4 square miles of rugged underwater scenery, including underwater drop-offs, high rock bluffs with rocky pinnacles, horizontal rock strata, down to the deeper gravelly sandy patches famous for scallops. Many large (5 inch diameter) brass shell-cases have been found dating from the naval gunnery range here in the 1950s. Tides can be strong at times, making for a good drift dive.