Dive site
HMHS Britannic
Kea Channel, Aegean, Greece
- Typical depth
- 122 m
- Type
- Wreck
- Level
- Technical
Notes
Olympic-class hospital ship, sister to Titanic. Mined 1916 in the Kea Channel. Trimix/CCR territory; Greek government permit only.
Marine life
- Other
- largest passenger ship on the seabed — sister of Olympic and Titanic
- Pelagics
- amberjack, dentex
- Reef fish
- grouper, damselfish, seabream
- Invertebrates
- sponges, scorpionfish
Wreck
- Vessel
- HMHS Britannic
- Class
- Olympic-class ocean liner converted to hospital ship
- Origin
- United Kingdom (White Star Line, requisitioned by Royal Navy)
- Sunk
- 1916 — struck a naval mine laid by German submarine U-73, 21 Nov 1916
- Length
- 269 m
- Penetration
- Possible — with training
Site features
- Wreck
- Deep Wreck
- Trimix
- CCR Recommended
- Permit Required
- Historic
- Exposed Site
- Overhead Environment
When to dive
- Best
- May–Sep
- Avoid
- Dec–Mar
Aegean weather workable May through September. Meltemi winds in midsummer can shut down the Kea Channel for days. Permit applications gate access far more than weather.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 14–22 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Permit required
- Min cert
- Hypoxic trimix or CCR with full deep wreck training. Greek Ministry of Culture permit required (Britannic is a designated archaeological site); divers operate under tight bottom-time and team-size limits.
Location
37.7011° N, 24.2961° E
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