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| M2 Submarine. This 296ft vessel sits complete and upright on a sandy seabed; were it not for the brightlycoloured sponges that cover her upper superstructure you would almost think you were diving on an operational submarine! The M2 was built by Vickers in 1918, and sank on January 26, 1932, with the loss of her full crew of 60 officers and men. She originally had a 12-inch gun on her forward deck, but this was removed in 1927 when she was adapted to carry a small sea-plane. It is thought that the hangar doors were open when she submerged and this caused her to founder. Still plainly visible is the jib of the winch over the hangar door which was used to lift the aircraft back on to the launching ramp after launching on the sea. An abortive attempt to salvage the M2 was made soon after the disaster, but the weight of the vessel combined with bad weather beat the lifting vessels just as the M2 was about to break to the surface. Depth 30 metres Height of submarine 9 metres . |