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Dagmar II SS


Dagmar II SS
 
Dagmar II SS  
Dive Category Wreck
Dive Type Band 40
Max. depth: 42 (M)
Trip Time: 3H :30M

Minimum number of divers: 6

Max Depth - 42m
Tonnage - 844
Length - 213
Date sunk - 09 Jun 1941
Type of vessel - Danish collier
How sunk - Air raid
Former names - Leonora
Wreck height - 4-5m

Travelling from Cardiff to Shoreham with a cargo of welsh coal the Danish collier was attacked by German aircraft with machine gun fire and then dropped a bomb into her bunkers.
The wreck lies twisted, mixed up and well broken, but does make for an interesting dive.