Red Light Steamer Wrecks

There are 4 wrecks known locally as the Red Light Steamers because they fall within the red sector navigation light at the entrance to Dartmouth harbour. However, they are all World War 1 casualties in good conditions and make excellent dives; they are covered in plumose anenomes.

•   Benton Castle is an armed trawler lying on her port side with intact wheelhouse but badly damaged bow 29 - 36 metres.



•   Picton Castle consists of more scattered wreckage in 34-35m.



•    What was previously known as the Unidentified or Diver Trainer wreck is now confidently considered to be the Greatham. Fairly intact hull, 36m to the bridge area and 44m to the deck, and then 50m beside the hull in the deep scour.



•   What was once thought to be the Greatham is now confidently thought be the Elsa. Broken in two with deep holds and a loading gantry ahead of the relatively intact bridge. Similiar depths to the wreck above.

Slack water is needed to dive these wrecks.