WreckfinderBritish steamship · Sunk 18 December 1944
Silver Laurel wreck
The Silver Laurel is a British steamship wreck lying roughly 3 to 10 nautical miles off Mevagissey in Cornwall. The top of the wreck is about 53 m down on a 65 m seabed. She sank on 18 December 1944. The exact GPS mark is in the Wreckfinder app.
- Top of wreck53 m
- Seabed65 m
- Nearest harbourMevagissey
- ConditionFully collapsed
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Fishing the Silver Laurel
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 Silver Laurel
The dive
The top of the wreck is about 53 m down on a 65 m seabed. That is technical diving depth: mixed gas, decompression and a dedicated dive boat.
Condition: Fully collapsed, bows nw (from the last survey).
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 Silver Laurel
Built in 1939 at Sunderland for the Silver Line. Sailing from Falmouth to Hull in convoy BTC 10, she was torpedoed by U-486 on 18 December 1944. She was carrying cocoa beans, palm oil, timber, coffee and rubber.
| Type | British steamship |
|---|---|
| Sunk | 18 December 1944 |
| Tonnage | 6,142 tons gross |
| Length | 136.7 m |
| Beam | 18 m |
| Cargo | General and mixed goods, rubber |
| Top of wreck | 53 m |
| Seabed | 65 m |
| Area | Cornwall (nearest harbour Mevagissey) |
Where is the Silver Laurel wreck?
The Silver Laurel lies roughly 3 to 10 nautical miles off Mevagissey, in Cornwall. We don't publish exact positions on the website. The GPS mark is in the Wreckfinder app.
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Silver Laurel wreck: questions
How deep is the Silver Laurel wreck?
The top of the wreck is about 53 m down on a 65 m seabed.
Where is the Silver Laurel wreck?
It lies roughly 3 to 10 nautical miles off Mevagissey in Cornwall. The exact GPS position is in the Wreckfinder app.
Can you fish the Silver Laurel?
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 Silver Laurel?
The top of the wreck is about 53 m down on a 65 m seabed. That is technical diving depth: mixed gas, decompression and a dedicated dive boat.
How do I get the GPS coordinates for the Silver Laurel?
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