The Hermes - Shipwreck Diving Bermuda
The Hermes was taking a cargo of used goods and gifts to the poor in the Cape Verde Islands when she broke down in Bermudian waters. For a long time she lay abandoned, too expensive to repair. Eventually the government gave her to the Bermuda Divers Association, who stripped her and then, in 1984, sank her a mile offshore, south of Horseshoe Bay.
The Hermes was built in Pennsylvania in 1943. She was a 165-foot freighter and displaced 254 tons. Today, she lies upright and completely intact on the ocean bottom in about 80 feet of water. She is, without doubt, the most photogenic wreck in the islands. Divers can explore the wreck, inside and out. All hatches were removed prior to sinking, allowing unobstructed access to the cargo hold, engine room, pilot house and galley. She’s one of the most popular shipwreck sites in Bermuda.
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