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Acheron

REF NR: 609

1. In 1979 the well-known Isle of Wight diver Martin Woodward while conducting a magnetometer survey off the south coast of the Island came across HMS Acheron which had blown in half after being hit by a mine on the 17th December 1940.

1 Sources: Martin Woodford & Wrecksite.eu

             

Source Citations

  1. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?362
  2. http://www.iowight.com/shipwrecks/

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