HMT Elk (1902)

HMS "Elk" was a 181 ton former fishing trawler built in 1902. [cite book |author=Suzanne Hall; McDonald, Kendall |title=Dive South Devon (Diver Guides) |publisher=Underwater World Publications |location= |year=1996 |pages=192-193 |isbn=0-946020-24-8 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=] . She sunk with out loss of life having hit a mine off Plymouth in November 1940.

The "Elk" was re-discovered by divers in 1981 upright on a sandy bed at coord|50|17.800|N|4|10.600|W|display=inline,title in 30m of water with a drop off in excess of 40m.

References

See also

* Recreational diving
* Shipwrecks
* List of shipwrecks