Henry B Plant (41m) & M.V.Teeswood (32m) September 7, 2007
Posted by Mark Gilmour in : Dive Reports, UK diving, Wreck Diving , 1 comment so far
Lying on her starboard side at 41m of the cool green Dover straits, the Henry B Plant is an impressive wreck, virtually intact with the exception of the midships section heading towards the stern, which was where she was hit by a torpedo in february 1945. Named after the railroad tycoon of the late 19th Century Henry Bradley Plant this US liberty class ship had only be launched on the 11th December 1944. Within 3 months she would be one of the final victims of the second world war. As soon as Paul sent me a message that he had booked Dave Batchelor and Neptune to dive the Henry B, I booked onto the trip, hoping for some of the great visibility that Paul had experienced on her before. (more…)
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