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SS The Queen off Calais, pictured on an early twentieth-century postcard. Image source: Cartorum.

SS The Queen (1916)

Explore SS The Queen with Mutiny Diving off Dover. This pioneering Channel ferry became a troop transport before German torpedo boats sank her during the First Battle of the Dover Strait in October 1916. Discover the story behind her final crossing and the wreck beneath the Channel.

Read more about the article A Memorial Dive for Louis Challenor
Louis Challenor

A Memorial Dive for Louis Challenor

Join us for a memorial dive out of Dover to remember our friend and fellow diver, Louis Challenor. We’ll scatter his ashes at sea in accordance with his wishes, then gather at Cullins for a few pints, shared stories and a good send-off.

Read more about the article SS Maine: Dover’s Perrier Wreck Mystery
SS Maine Bottle

SS Maine: Dover’s Perrier Wreck Mystery

The French cargo steamer SS Maine sank on 2 April 1914 and is known locally as the Perrier Wreck for the mineral water bottles still associated with the site.

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Read more about the article The “Orangeman” – The Wreck with Possible Three Names
The Orangeman

The “Orangeman” – The Wreck with Possible Three Names

Dive This Wreck The wreck at grid TR2872937867, off Dover, behaves like a suspect who cannot keep his story straight. The strongest named candidate for this exact grid is Helene. The…

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Read more about the article Shipwrecks of the Dover Straits – Chris Webb meets Stefan Panis
In Dover's Cullins Yard, skipper Chris Webb and author-diver Stefan Panis reflect on wrecks, memory and the making of Shipwrecks of the Dover Straits.

Shipwrecks of the Dover Straits – Chris Webb meets Stefan Panis

There are places that suit a conversation before a word is spoken. Cullins Yard is one of them. Tucked beside Dover Marina in an old converted shipyard, it is a…

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