Type: German Bremen class light cruiser, Length 262'-9" Beam 43'-3" and 2 four cylinder triple expansion engines and ten 4.1in guns.

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Wreck Information: The SMS Munchen was laid down August 1903, completed January 1905 in Bremen 

Parking directions:  Good at all harbours.

Distance from harbour:   Granton 17 miles, South Queensferry 22 miles , Northberwick 4 miles , Burntisland 16 miles

Lat & Long:   N56.12207 / W-2.77205

Chart:   To follow

Depth:  55m

Tides:  Tide tables    3 hours after HW/LW

Diveboat:   Divebunker   Divesafariscotland    Marinequest

Diveshop:   Splash Sports Dundee   Edinburgh dive centre    FYM

Accommodation:   To Follow

Suggested experience:  Trimx rebreather

Other comments:  She was hit by a torpedeo from the british submarine E 38 but not sunk and eventually sunk by a torpedeo in a training exersize in the forth.1921. She has a spectacular forward sloping bow, no guns and bridge gone but armoured conning tower intact and pretty complete bow and stern. Bow definitely lying to port in around 58m but the engine room area was very broken up and the stern  was lying slightly to Starboard.  

Created by: John Nicolson

Date: 21/9/08 

Revision:   1

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