Duo-Divers

This is a top third shot of a Greater Spotted Dogfish, or Bull Huss or catshark or  Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) they are becoming a more common visitor every year.

A general 'look' at the topography, in this case shallow troughs and loads of kelp

A large shoal of fish, they were Saithe (Pollachius virens) and although in a large shoal there wasn't much bravery in numbers as they were very 'skittery' 

Sponges tend to have colonised kelp by late in the season, I think that this particular sponge is Stelletta lactea but I could be wrong.

A compressed air tank, as used to blow ballast from the tanks and enable the submarine to surface. There are loads of these dotted around the site, they are not torpedos, lost dive cylinders or similar and to date I haven't managed to find any with the brass valves in place.

A mast, again off into the gloom

A Marbled swimming crab (Liocarcinus marmoreus), very similar to the velvet swimming crab, maybe a touch lighter in colour

A scrap brass flange from Yewglen, this one was from the rubbish area by the boiler, or should I say where the boiler was!

Arty-farty shot of a pinnacle

Something for a sense of scale, I hope!

These are the outer cases built by a Sand Mason (Lanice conchilega) which filter 'bits' from the water. On occasion you can see them high and dry when there is an exceptionally low spring tide.

This is about mid-ships by my reckoning, could be the top of a capstan or similar, again this hasn't been visible for a number of years.

Horse Mussel (Modiolus modiolus) these large mussels tend to be solitary rather than in huge beds and taste ghastly so don't bother chopping them out from their homes embedded in the sea-bed.

The divers favourite a Tompot Blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) this one was busy 'ripping' bits of food from a childs drop-net that you can just see in the background, so more than happy to pose for pictures as there was food about!

One of the observation slits on the conning tower, like 'Knights visors' these were designed to minimise the chance of shrapnel and metal splinters being blasted into the tower

Lost fishing net, at least its not monofilament drift or tangle net!

Well on the way but too shiny for my liking.

The point where the gun meets the turret

Huge shaols of Coalfish (Pollachius virens), these were bigger boys and had chased awy the smaller baitfish. They were probably waiting to ambush any fish swept over the top of the wreck when the tide got going properly.

A smallish lobster (Homarus gammarus) out for a stroll in-among the kelp and weed.

Not the greatest but a Sea Comb, probably a Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia plies) or at least that is what I have always called em when anyone asks! I like watching the little bits down the side change colour as they move, a very interesting little critter, I should take a bit of matt black plastic to try and get a photograph of one that is clearer.

All placed together and nearly done!

A bit of a Dahlia Anemone (Urticina urbina) they come in many clours and always make nice photographic subjects!

As is my wont a scenic shot of the bows.