HMS Exmouth

Ships Blog

  • In August 2024 a volunteer team of civilian divers surveyed the wreck of the WW2 destroyer HMS Exmouth under licence from the Ministry of Defence. The aim of the project is not only to record the condition of the ship, but also to raise awareness of the loss and ensure…

  • The story of the HMS Exmouth project began several years ago when Kevin Heath of Lost in Waters Deep first introduced me to it. He informed me that HMS Exmouth, a war grave off Wick, had been dived but never properly surveyed. This revelation sparked my curiosity, leading me to research the…

  • Memories of finding the wreck of HMS Exmouth I am honoured that Kevin Heath asked me to write a few words for the new HMS Exmouth website. It was Kevin and I who first discovered the wreck of HMS Exmouth in 2001. He and I were both keen wreck divers…