Dover Dive 25 April - Liberty Ship Henry B Plant

[Paul Oliver]

I have Neptune booked out of Dover on Wed 25 April to dive the intact Liberty Ship the Henry B Plant in a max depth of 41m with the top at 32-35m followed after a suitable surface interval by a shallower wreck in a max of about 32m.

Dive 1 - Meet at 0750 to depart at 0820, for the long run up to this wreck (about 24 miles) we should be back in Dover Marina after the dive for about 1230 to get a quick lunch.

Originally Posted by Charles Hocking

HENRY B. PLANT
United States War Shipping Administration, 1944; St. Johns
River S.B. Co.; 7,240 tons; 422-8x57x34-8; triple-expansion
engines.
The American steamship Henry B. Plant was torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine on February 6th, 1945, 17 miles W. of
Ramsgate on a voyage from New York and Liverpool to Antwerp.
Twelve of her crew were lost.

This is a quite fantastic dive, if you imagine this Liberty Ship on its starboard side, hold covers gone, but guns, masts and all the other parts intact you will not go far wrong.



If you need fills between dives i can try and arrange something with Chris at the Shornecliffe Dive Centre which is about 10 min from the Marina.

Dive 2 - Will be about a 1510 meet to go and dive a more local wreck at about 1610 slack, the wreck for dive 2 will be decided on the day subject to sussing the viz line out on the way out to dive 1.

Cost of this top quality 2 wreck dive day will be £40, this includes a slight extra cost for fuel due to the long run up to this fantastic wreck. These will both be return to shot dives.

1. Vince
2. Trebor
3. Mark Chase
4. Colinicky
5. Pete Woolmer
6. Nigel Ingram
7. Mick Penfare
8. Kevin Sheehan
9. Getafix
10. John Perrin
11. Chunderfish
12. Andy Mumford

Subs:-

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2.
3.
4.

[Kent Tooling]

Paul can you please put me down as TBC i will let you know on Thursday at the pool

[Dovershark]

Still trying to take this day off, should know by tomorrow.
Adie

[Paul Oliver]

OK then could the TBC's let me know by Friday, if not i'll bump you onto the Subs bench then until you can.

1. Paul Oliver
2. Trebor
3. Mark Chase
4. Colinicky
5. Diving Dude TBC
6. Howard Pain
7. Howard Pain Buddy
8. John Perrin TBC
9. Dovershark TBC
10.
11.
12.

Subs:-

1. Kim H TBC
2.
3.
4.

[trebor]

Originally Posted by Dovershark

Still trying to take this day off, should know by tomorrow.
Adie

Come-on Mr Shark. This wreck is, proper. Would be rude not to. Double dive day and all......!

[Diving Dude]

No can do Paulie, because l'm off to St Tropez on friday 27th to do my mod 2/3

[Captain Deco]

1. Paul Oliver
2. Trebor
3. Mark Chase
4. Colinicky
5. Diving Dude TBC
6. Howard Pain
7. Howard Pain Buddy
8. John Perrin TBC
9. Dovershark TBC
10.Scubajay aka Captain Amazing (I really want to go and will confirm in the next couple of days)
11.
12.

Subs:-

1. Kim H TBC
2.
3.
4.
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[Paul Oliver]

1. Paul Oliver
2. Trebor
3. Mark Chase
4. Colinicky
5. Captain Deco aka Captain Jon Line (I really want to go and will confirm in the next couple of days)
6. Howard Pain
7. Howard Pain Buddy
8. John Perrin TBC
9. Dovershark TBC
10.
11.
12.

Subs:-

1. Kim H TBC
2.
3.
4.

[Paul Oliver]

OK then so the Diving Dud cannot make this outstanding dive all the more reason to sign up

[Madfish]

]1. Paul Oliver
2. Trebor
3. Mark Chase
4. Colinicky
5. Scubajay aka Captain Amazing (I really want to go and will confirm in the next couple of days)
6. Howard Pain
7. Howard Pain Buddy
8. John Perrin TBC
9. Dovershark TBC
10. Chunderfish TBC
11.
12.

Subs:-

1. Kim H TBC
2.
3.
4.