LOCALITY Framura
MINIMUM DEPTH 45 mt.
MAXIMUM DEPTH 65 mt.
AVERAGE DEPTH 60 mt.
VISIBILITY Fairly good
CURRENT Weak
RECOMMENDED MIXTURE Trimix 18/45 – 15/55
UJ2210 ex Marcella
The “Marcella” was built in 1932, in France, in the Shipyards of Saint Nazaire. It was considered the most impressive and modern fishing boat in the world.
It was used in Greenland for fishing trips due to its high autonomy (about 140 days).
In 1942 the Kriegsmarine confiscated it, transforming it into a submarine fighter and it was included in the 22nd Flotilla under the name of UJ2210.
You can boast a career full of successes, including the sinking of the terrible submarine “Tigris” which in February 1943 decimated the Italian fleet in front of Capri.
In October 1943, in the Gulf of Genoa, the British submarine “Sikle” hit with numerous bombs.
The UJ2210 was hit and sunk on the night of May 27, 1944 by MTB 419, a torpedo boat, with the last torpedo available.
The wreck lies on a depth of 65 meters off the coast of Framura with the bow broken and directed upwards reaching 45 meters. depth.
Going down along it we can see the Hall type anchors.
At 55 mt. deep, where the ship is broken, opens a suggestive passage where we can admire the large single-barreled cannon and the rack with the bullets. The propeller of respect since 2010 rests on the bottom.
The three aft decks can be inspected thanks to the hatches that are open.
Instead, it is better to avoid entering the helm station given the narrowness of the rooms and the particular position of the hull which could cause disorientation.
Going towards the stern you meet the funnel where a machine gun placed on a turret was housed. Instead the end of the stern is dominated by the silt of the seabed.
Very impressive for photographers is to capture the prow that rises majestically towards the light of the surface. An innumerable amount of nudibranchs will delight macro lovers.
In the destroyed part of the hull, large lobsters peek out with their antennae among the wreckage. Conger eels have also found a home among the plates.
The gorgonians (Leptogorgia Sarmentosa) with their fans swaying in the current can be found at the stern. Instead the white gorgonians (Eunicella Verrucosa) keep company with the depth bombs scattered on the mud of the seabed.
It was used in Greenland for fishing trips due to its high autonomy (about 140 days).
In 1942 the Kriegsmarine confiscated it, transforming it into a submarine fighter and it was included in the 22nd Flotilla under the name of UJ2210.
You can boast a career full of successes, including the sinking of the terrible submarine “Tigris” which in February 1943 decimated the Italian fleet in front of Capri.
In October 1943, in the Gulf of Genoa, the British submarine “Sikle” hit with numerous bombs.
The UJ2210 was hit and sunk on the night of May 27, 1944 by MTB 419, a torpedo boat, with the last torpedo available.
The wreck lies on a depth of 65 meters off the coast of Framura with the bow broken and directed upwards reaching 45 meters. depth.
Going down along it we can see the Hall type anchors.
At 55 mt. deep, where the ship is broken, opens a suggestive passage where we can admire the large single-barreled cannon and the rack with the bullets. The propeller of respect since 2010 rests on the bottom.
The three aft decks can be inspected thanks to the hatches that are open.
Instead, it is better to avoid entering the helm station given the narrowness of the rooms and the particular position of the hull which could cause disorientation.
Going towards the stern you meet the funnel where a machine gun placed on a turret was housed. Instead the end of the stern is dominated by the silt of the seabed.
Very impressive for photographers is to capture the prow that rises majestically towards the light of the surface. An innumerable amount of nudibranchs will delight macro lovers.
In the destroyed part of the hull, large lobsters peek out with their antennae among the wreckage. Conger eels have also found a home among the plates.
The gorgonians (Leptogorgia Sarmentosa) with their fans swaying in the current can be found at the stern. Instead the white gorgonians (Eunicella Verrucosa) keep company with the depth bombs scattered on the mud of the seabed.
