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| D I V E S A F E T Y |
| City of Athens |
Passenger-freighter which sank in a collision with the French cruiser La Gloire in the wee hours of the morning on May 1, 1918
with 67 lives lost.
Built: 1911. Length: 309 ft. Depth: 110 ft.
Also known as the "Ammo Wreck" because of the vast quantities of 8 mm LaBelle cartridges recovered regularly by divers.
These were part of the cargo.
This is a fantastic digging wreck with not only thousands of bullets recovered, mostly from cases broken up on the port side near
the bow, but also large quantities of pharmaceutical bottles, some still with contents and corks intact. The nicest piece known to
come up was a sterling silver gentleman's pocket watch. Just forward of the engines is the place to dig for assorted glassware
and china. Large lobsters and fish also abound on the wreck if you're not a salvage hound.
with 67 lives lost.
Built: 1911. Length: 309 ft. Depth: 110 ft.
Also known as the "Ammo Wreck" because of the vast quantities of 8 mm LaBelle cartridges recovered regularly by divers.
These were part of the cargo.
This is a fantastic digging wreck with not only thousands of bullets recovered, mostly from cases broken up on the port side near
the bow, but also large quantities of pharmaceutical bottles, some still with contents and corks intact. The nicest piece known to
come up was a sterling silver gentleman's pocket watch. Just forward of the engines is the place to dig for assorted glassware
and china. Large lobsters and fish also abound on the wreck if you're not a salvage hound.