Wreck
down to 31 m
Dalarö Wreck (Bodekull)
Wreck at about 30 m with its rudder still in place and one of its two masts still standing.
- Experienced
Open Water≤18 m
Riksäpplet (Dalarö)
Dive site in Stockholm Archipelago & Dalarö, Sweden
17th-century warship wreck off Dalarö, sunk in a storm in 1676 and lying at 16 m.
- Max depth
- 16 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Sep–May
The story
Riksäpplet, launched in 1661, withdrew to Dalarö with her fleet after the Battle of Öland in 1676; at her new anchorage a storm took her to the bottom. A destructive salvage operation in 1921 left the wreck in poor condition.
Source: divernet.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: divernet.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Stockholm Archipelago & Dalarö
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Sep–May.
Source: divernet.comWhere is Stockholm Archipelago & Dalarö?
The point shows the Stockholm Archipelago & Dalarö area, not the exact dive site.
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- Advanced
Wall
down to 25 m
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- Advanced
Wreck
down to 40 m
Ekensdal
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- Advanced
Wreck
down to 40 m
Ingrid Horn
Steamship sunk in a 1917 collision in the fairway south of Dalarö, lying at 24–40 m.
- Experienced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.