WreckfinderBritish merchant ship · Sunk 3 October 1940
HMS Lady of the Isles wreck
The HMS Lady of the Isles is a British merchant ship wreck lying roughly 3 to 10 nautical miles off Falmouth in Cornwall. The top of the wreck is about 46 m down on a 50 m seabed. She sank on 3 October 1940. The exact GPS mark is in the Wreckfinder app.
- Top of wreck46 m
- Seabed50 m
- Nearest harbourFalmouth
- ConditionIn two parts
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Fishing the HMS Lady of the Isles
What you might catch
- PollackAll year, best late summer to winter
- Conger eelAll year, best on summer nights and neap tides
- PoutingAll year
- LingAll year, bigger fish in deeper water
- CodMostly autumn and winter
- Coalfish (saithe)Winter and spring
Typical for wrecks like this (draft, until we have catch reports). Caught something here? Tell us.
Tide and method
Tide: Deep wreck. Neap tides and the slack water around high or low tide give you the best chance of holding bottom over it.
Method: The wreck is broken up, so drifting over it with shads, jellies or baited feathers covers the ground well. Anchoring uptide works too, but the marks are smaller.
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Diving the HMS Lady of the Isles
The dive
The top of the wreck is about 46 m down on a 50 m seabed. That is a deep dive that needs the right training, gas planning and a good skipper.
Condition: In two parts, bow e is broken & collapsed (from the last survey).
Before you dive
- This is a military wreck. Military wrecks may be protected under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 and some are war graves. Look, don't touch, and check before you dive.
- Anything you recover from a wreck must be reported to the Receiver of Wreck.
- Plan around slack water and check the weather. Skippers who know the wreck make all the difference.
History of the HMS Lady of the Isles
Built in 1875 as a ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly, then used as a salvage ship. Requisitioned as a cable ship in the Second World War, she set off a mine while under tow on 3 October 1940 and sank.
| Type | British merchant ship |
|---|---|
| Sunk | 3 October 1940 |
| Tonnage | 166 tons gross |
| Length | 39.9 m |
| Beam | 5.8 m |
| Top of wreck | 46 m |
| Seabed | 50 m |
| Area | Cornwall (nearest harbour Falmouth) |
Where is the HMS Lady of the Isles wreck?
The HMS Lady of the Isles lies roughly 3 to 10 nautical miles off Falmouth, in Cornwall. We don't publish exact positions on the website. The GPS mark is in the Wreckfinder app.
Other wrecks in Cornwall
- HMS CometBritish tug, 1940
- Ben ReinBritish steamship, 1941
- HMS RinoviaBritish trawler, 1940
- SpitalBritish steamship, 1918
HMS Lady of the Isles wreck: questions
How deep is the HMS Lady of the Isles wreck?
The top of the wreck is about 46 m down on a 50 m seabed.
Where is the HMS Lady of the Isles wreck?
It lies roughly 3 to 10 nautical miles off Falmouth in Cornwall. The exact GPS position is in the Wreckfinder app.
Can you fish the HMS Lady of the Isles?
Yes. Wrecks like this typically hold pollack, conger eel, pouting, ling. The wreck is broken up, so drifting over it with shads, jellies or baited feathers covers the ground well. Anchoring uptide works too, but the marks are smaller.
Can you dive the HMS Lady of the Isles?
The top of the wreck is about 46 m down on a 50 m seabed. That is a deep dive that needs the right training, gas planning and a good skipper.
How do I get the GPS coordinates for the HMS Lady of the Isles?
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