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SUMMARY:SS The Queen (1916)
DESCRIPTION:SS The Queen Wreck Dive — Dover Strait History\nJoin Mutiny Diving for an SS The Queen wreck dive off Dover and explore a Channel ferry caught up in the First Battle of the Dover Strait. From carrying passengers and troops to rescuing refugees\, this ship had a remarkable career before her loss in October 1916. \nToday\, her upright wreck connects us with the people and ships that kept the Channel crossings running during the First World War. \nSS The Queen: A Pioneering Channel Ferry\nBuilt by William Denny & Brothers at Dumbarton\, The Queen was launched on 4 April 1903 for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. She was the first turbine steamer built for cross-Channel service. \nThree steam turbines drove three propellers\, giving her a speed of around 21 knots. At approximately 94.5 metres long and 1\,676 gross registered tons\, she was built for fast passenger crossings. \nShe entered service between Dover and Calais in June 1903\, then transferred to the Folkestone–Boulogne route in 1907. \nFrom Passenger Ferry to Troop Transport\nWhen the First World War began\, The Queen took on wartime duties. She helped evacuate refugees and carried troops across the Channel to France. \nOn 26 October 1914\, she helped rescue refugees from the French steamer Amiral Ganteaume after it was damaged by a torpedo. Exactly two years later\, The Queen would become a casualty herself. \nHer Final Voyage: Boulogne to Folkestone\nOn the night of 26 October 1916\, The Queen was returning from Boulogne towards Folkestone with mail\, having delivered troops to France. \nMeanwhile\, German torpedo boats were raiding the Dover Strait’s patrols and cross-Channel shipping routes. At around 11pm\, the raiders intercepted The Queen near the Varne. \nAn officer from the German torpedo boat V80 boarded her. The captain and crew were allowed to take to the lifeboats before the ship was sunk. \nAccounts differ over the final attack. Scottish Built Ships records a torpedo fired by S60\, while the British official naval history describes gunfire. Both accounts agree that German surface warships captured and sank her after the crew abandoned ship. \nThe First Battle of the Dover Strait\nThe raid continued into the early hours of 27 October. German boats attacked the vessels guarding the Dover Barrage\, while British destroyers attempted to intercept them. \nHMS Flirt was sunk during the fighting\, and HMS Nubian suffered severe damage. The Queen became one of the ships lost during a night that exposed the vulnerability of the Channel’s wartime transport routes. \nRead more about the wider encounter in our First Battle of the Dover Strait article. \nRemembering Lewis Harold Dilnot\nAlthough the crew escaped the ship\, one death is recorded in connection with her loss. \nCook Lewis Harold Dilnot died on 27 October 1916 and is buried in Folkestone’s Cheriton Road Cemetery. Reports differ over the precise circumstances of his injuries\, so descriptions of the sinking as being “without loss of life” overlook his death. \nHis story is a reminder of the people behind the wrecks we visit. \nDiving the Wreck of SS The Queen\nPublished descriptions place The Queen upright in approximately 30 metres of water off Dover. The depth on our dive will depend on the tide and conditions. \nFor wreck divers\, her appeal reaches beyond the remains on the seabed. This was a ship that carried holidaymakers across the Channel\, transported troops to France and helped bring refugees to safety. \nJoin us to explore a local wreck with a story spanning the Channel’s passenger trade and its wartime history. \nHistorical Sources\n\nScottish Built Ships – construction details and loss of The Queen\nMaritime Archaeology Trust – Great War Shipwrecks of the Channel Crossing\, page 12\nHenry Newbolt – Naval Operations\, Volume IV\, Chapter III\nDover’s history of The Queen\nFriends of Old Folkestone Cemetery – Lewis Dilnot
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/ss-the-queen-1916/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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SUMMARY:A Memorial Dive for Louis Challenor
DESCRIPTION:Louis Challenor was our friend and a regular diver out of Dover\, a larger-than-life character with a personality to match. Having dived since he was a youngster\, Louis always had a story to tell about his antics\, both here and abroad. He travelled all over the world to pursue his passion for diving\, and when news of his passing was announced\, condolences poured in from divers who had known him at different times and in different corners of the world. \nToday’s dive will be a tribute to Louis\, who sadly passed away on 29th December 2025\, doing what he loved\, diving. \nSome of his close friends from his home town of Kidderminster will be joining us\, either aboard the boat or afterwards. They will bring Louis’s ashes so that\, after the dive\, his friends or fellow divers can scatter them in accordance with his wishes. \nWe’ll choose a local wreck on the day\, depending on the weather and sea conditions. If it’s too squally to dive\, we’ll simply find a sheltered spot at sea where we can scatter his ashes and remember him together. \nAfterwards\, we can all retreat to Cullins for a few pints\, share a few Louis stories\, and give those who couldn’t make his funeral and wake the chance to help give him a good send-off! 🙂 \nThe poem read at Louis’s funeral \n“Found at Sea” — attributed to Carson Ray (1989) \nIf I should die beneath the sea —\nWhat e’er the circumstance may be —\nI only ask that you not cry\nFor such a lucky one as I. \nBut\, rather\, weep for those alive\nWho know not what it is to dive\nInto the planet’s liquid heart\nAnd of God’s ocean be a part. \nFor even Christ must envy all\nWho stroll along the ocean’s wall;\nThough wind and sea His will obeys\,\nHe only walked upon the waves. \nAnd may I ask for one thing more?\nA simple cross beside the shore.\nBelow my name inscribe for me:\nLost to the earth\, but found at sea. \nProvisional Timings \nMeet: 13:00\nRopes off: 13:30\nPlunge Time : 14:30\nCullins: 18:00\nDusk: 18:13 \nCost \nChris has waved fees for this dive and limited to 8 divers and two non-diving friends. Donations to the RLNI. \nBookings  \nText or WhatsApp Chris on 07821 827946.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/a-memorial-dive-for-louis-challenor/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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