Steam-powered schooner near Saint-Tropez
Data & Description
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Type of vessel:
Steam-powered schooner
Port of registry:
France
Last cargo:
Grain
Launched:
March 10th 1853
Sunk:
1860
Reason sunk:
shipwrecked
Position:
Cap Lardier
Minimum depth:
30 meters
Maximum depth:
34 meters
Local dive center:
European Diving School
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Description dive spot:
Of course, only remnants of the Prophète are left over 145 years after their demise. The most impressive is, of course, the huge steam boiler and the well 5 meters diameter flywheel. The wheel is still connected to the axle and the eccentric disc. Despite the long time in salt water, the mechanics are still recognizable. The outer planks are broken and are now scattered around the wreck in the sand. Only the remains of the ribs and parts of the floor covering are still clearly visible.
The small gap between the bottom and the planks offers protection to numerous congers that can often be found here.
Contributed by:
Martin Sebald, Alexander Schönleber
Last content update:
2007/02/20
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