| Dive Site . S-Class Submarine “Stubborn”
Max depth 57m
Boat dive
launched on 11 Nov 1942. This 66 meters long S-Class submarine pennant number ‘P238’ was armed with 13 x 21 inch torpedoes. She has 6 bow torpedo tubes & 1 stern tube, 1 x 3” Gun in front of the conning tower and 1 x 20mm Oerlikon machine gun at the back.
The HMS Stubborn was scuttled in April 1945 after she was hit from a depth charge and lost her tail fin. Royal Navy scuttled the sub for ASDIC target. The wreck lies at a depth of 56 meters 1.6 miles off Qawra Point. It is in a magnificent condition lying upright with a 10 degree list toward starboard side. |