Wreck
down to 9 m
Conception Harbour Whaling Wrecks
Shore dive to whaling wrecks: the Southern Foam and Sukha lie in about thirty feet of water just off the stranded SS Charcot.
- Open Water
Experienced≤40 m
SS Rose Castle
Dive site in Conception Bay & Bell Island (Newfoundland), Canada
The 459-foot Rose Castle is considered the jewel of the Bell Island shipwrecks, with soft coral and basket stars.
- Usual dive
- 35 m
- Deepest point
- 50 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
The story
Two torpedoes were fired at the Rose Castle during the November 1942 U-boat raid on Bell Island. She sank, taking twenty-eight of her crew with her.
Source: tdisdi.com
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for starfish and urchins.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: divernet.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Starfish and urchins
- Anemones
Season in Conception Bay & Bell Island (Newfoundland)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Sep.
Source: divernet.comWhere is Conception Bay & Bell Island (Newfoundland)?
The point shows the Conception Bay & Bell Island (Newfoundland) area, not the exact dive site.
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Wreck
down to 30 m
PLM 27
The only one of the four Bell Island wrecks with its propeller in place, lying between 50 and 100 feet.
- Advanced
- Lumpfish
Flooded mine
down to 30 m
Bell Island #2 Mine
Flooded iron mine under Bell Island: follow pipe-works and pumps left in the workings that fed Allied WWII shipbuilding.
- Technical
Wreck
down to 38 m
SS Lord Strathcona
Bell Island wreck with many open swim-throughs, a stern superstructure and a sizeable stern gun.
- Experienced
- Anemones
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.