Sites : Mewstone Submarine

This is a pair of side-scan sonar images of the legendary 'Mewstone submarine'

The Mewstone Submarine is listed as a dive site in Kendal McDonald's popular dive guide 'Dive South Devon':

"The report of this small German submarine jammed into a gulley at this popular diving site - and with her bow in only 12m of water - was the Devon diving sensation of 1984.The wreck is said to be that of a World War I German U-boat.  She is about 100ft long and is at an angle of 45 degrees in the gulley which runs down from the sub's bow in 12m to her stern in 26m just south of the Little Mewstone.  There are no periscopes to be seen and no propeller, although the boss is still there."

The submarine does exist but not on the Mewstone; it is actually the submarine M2 which lies off Portland, UK.  This image above was used to encourage students on the Hydrography course at the University of Plymouth to do their practicals properly -  'This is what last year's course found, see if you can find it too...'  Many survey practical reports from the University at that time are titled 'From the Elk to the Mewstone Submarine'.  This story made its way to the diving community and from there to the local diving guide.