Site de plongée
HMS Hermes
Indian Ocean, off Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
- Profondeur typique
- 53 m
- Type
- Épave
- Niveau
- Technical
Notes
World's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft on 9 Apr 1942 during the Indian Ocean raid. 182 m on her port side at ~53 m; war grave.
Faune marine
- Rays
- eagle ray
- Other
- the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier — war grave to over 300 lives
- Sharks
- occasional whitetip reef shark
- Pelagics
- barracuda, jacks, tuna
- Reef fish
- snapper, sweetlips, batfish, fusiliers
Épave
- Navire
- HMS Hermes
- Classe
- Hermes-class aircraft carrier — the first ship designed and built as a carrier
- Origine
- United Kingdom (Royal Navy)
- Coulé
- 1942 — sunk by Japanese carrier dive bombers during the Indian Ocean raid, 9 Apr 1942
- Longueur
- 182 m
- Pénétration
- Possible — avec formation
Caractéristiques du site
- Wreck
- Deep Wreck
- Trimix
- War Grave
- Historic
- Aircraft Carrier
- Intact Superstructure
- Exposed Site
Quand plonger
- Idéal
- Mar–Sep
- À éviter
- Oct–Jan
Sri Lanka's east coast is divable from March through September; the northeast monsoon then shuts Batticaloa down. The wreck sits ~10 nautical miles offshore — a long boat ride from Trincomalee or Batticaloa, weather-dependent.
Conditions & accès
- Visibilité
- 15–30 m
- Température
- 27–30 °C
- Courant
- Moderate
- Accès
- Open access
- Niveau requis
- Trimix or CCR. Wreck lies on her port side at 45–53 m; bottom times of 20+ minutes require staged decompression. War grave — touch nothing, take nothing.
Emplacement
7.7167° N, 82.0500° E
Clubs de plongée qui visitent ce site
3 opérateurs référencent ce site sur leurs sites web
- DiveSriLanka.comBatticaloa, Sri Lanka · Centre de plongée[source]
- Sri Lanka Diving ToursNegombo / Trincomalee / Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Centre de plongée[source]
- Tech AsiaPuerto Galera (operates Sri Lanka tours), Philippines · Centre de plongée[source]
Sources
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