| SAS Pietermaritzburg |
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| Location |
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Place Name : False Bay |
Lat / Long : 34 ° 13 ' 20 '' South - 18 ° 28' 0'' East |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : Minesweeper |
Built : |
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Shipyard :
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Hull material : |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 1300 tonnes |
Length : m |
Beam : m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 12 November 1994 |
Cause : Scuttled |
Date Found : 12 November 1994 |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
0 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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15 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
20 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : Upright |
Condition : Intact |
Seabed Type : Sand
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Artifacts : |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : SA Navy |
Access : Public
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War Grave : No |
Protected : |
| Restrictions : |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 0 - hours |
0 - minutes |
- - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Millers Point |
Notes : |
Formerly the HMS Pelorus, she led the flotilla in the D-Day invasion of Normandy |
References : |
Michael Pearce - Wreck Explorers International |
Link to More Info : |
www.wreckexplorer.com |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : |
From a dive on : 10 June 2006 |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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