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HMS Repulse

South China Sea, off Kuantan, Malaysia

Typische Tiefe
55 m
Typ
Wrack
Niveau
Technical
OPEN WATERADVANCEDTIEFTECHNISCHOBERFLÄCHE102030405060SICHERHEITSSTOPP · 3–6 mTYPISCH55 mGRUND · 55 m

Notizen

Renown-class battlecruiser sunk in the same 10 Dec 1941 attack as Prince of Wales. Lies on her port side; deck at ~40 m, hull at ~55 m. Protected war grave.

Meereslebewesen

Other
war grave to over 500 lives — designated under UK Protection of Military Remains Act
Pelagics
barracuda, tuna
Reef fish
snapper, grouper, batfish, sweetlips
Invertebrates
soft coral on the bilge keels, anemones

Wrack

Schiff
HMS Repulse
Klasse
Renown-class battlecruiser
Herkunft
United Kingdom (Royal Navy)
Gesunken
1941 — torpedoed by Imperial Japanese Navy land-based aircraft (Force Z action), 10 Dec 1941
Länge
242 m
Penetration
Nicht empfohlen

Eigenschaften

  • Wreck
  • Deep Wreck
  • Trimix
  • War Grave
  • Permit Required
  • Liveaboard Only
  • Historic
  • Battlecruiser
  • Inverted Hull

Beste Zeit

Ideal
Mar–Sep
Vermeiden
Nov–Feb

Same Force Z weather window as Prince of Wales — shut down by the northeast monsoon. Repulse lies upside-down some 8 nautical miles north of Prince of Wales; both wrecks are typically dived on the same liveaboard charter.

Bedingungen & Zugang

Sicht
10–25 m
Wassertemperatur
27–30 °C
Strömung
Moderate
Zugang
Permit required
Mindeststufe
Trimix recommended for any meaningful bottom time on the hull at 40–55 m. War grave under the UK Protection of Military Remains Act — no entry, no recovery; conditions of access are stricter than the wreck's depth.

Standort

3.7833° N, 104.8000° E

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