HMS HELISPONT

She was a robust ship built for deep sea rescue paddle wheeled steamer tug, and was built in 1910 in Hull, first she started work in Queenstown Ireland till early 1920s, were she was sent then to Malta were she worked around the island till  the night of 6th april 1942, during air raid on the harbour she was hit  by Italian bombers, she was salvaged and towed out of the harbour and scuttled.

She was re-discovered in 1999 and  She is a victim of the intense bombing Hellespont is a relatively recently discovered wreck off the Grand Harbour,the bow section about 12-15 meters is missing possible still in the harbour or just totally destroyed but who knows, i have dived around the wreck and not found it yet!
She sit perfectly upright, and the damage can been seen as you swim over her, with cables hanging from her with caution you can get down inside her and see the boilers and hatches and see the piston rods, she is just a fabulous wreck to dive on,

With her gaf hook on the main deck, hatches still in tact the stern section still has live ammo and the sea bed littered with live ammo its just one of my favorite dive sites portholes still were they should be not on peoples walls

This is entry level technical dive due to her depth and if visiting Malta this is one wreck you don't want to miss out on.