The Wreck of HMS Cricket
The report and photographs appearing in this gallery come from Geoff Brown who undertook the difficult task of identifying an unknown wreck lying approximately one mile off Cyprus. When Geoff began this endeavor in 1985, virtually nothing was known about the wreck. After hundreds of dives and several years of research, he came to the stunning conclusion that she must be HMS Cricket.
In 1941, HMS Cricket had been supporting Tobruk when she came under attack and was severely damaged. Remaining afloat, she was towed to the Egyptian port of Alexandria and reportedly sold for scrap.
The ship comprising the wreck is believed to have sunk in 1944. This would place the ship's sinking several years after HMS Cricket had been severely damaged. The following report documents the wreck and leaves little doubt that the ship is, in fact, HMS Cricket.
All of this information has been submitted to the Imperial War Museum and records now reflect that the wreck is HMS Cricket. How she got there still remains somewhat of a mystery but the following report provides some excellent information regarding her ultimate fate.
I am immensely grateful to Geoff for sending a copy of the report and undertaking the cumbersome task of imaging all of the photographs. Requests to use any of the photographs or information appearing here are welcome, but publication (by any means) may only occur with the prior approval of Geoff Brown. Any inquires regarding this material should be made to Geoff Brown, care of the site webmaster.
I have made every attempt to reproduce the sections of the report seen here in their original form, but some concessions have been made to accommodate the problems associated with download times and bandwidth. Some information has therefore been omitted (not much) and the letters that appear have been converted into a format designed to minimize the time it takes to view them
VIKING DIVER CENTER LARNACA CYPRUS,
Дайвинг на Кипре, в Ларнаке дайвинга, дайвинг в Айя-Напе,
Buceo en Chipre, el buceo en Larnaca, el buceo en Ayia Napa,
الغوص في قبرص، والغوص في لارنكا، والغوص في أيا نابا،
Plongée à Chypre, de la plongée à Larnaca, plongée à Ayia Napa,
Tauchen in Zypern, Tauchen in Larnaca, Tauchen in Ayia Napa,
Nurkowanie na Cyprze, nurkowanie w Larnace, nurkowanie w Ayia Napa,
Scufundări în Cipru, scufundări în Larnaca, scufundări în Ayia Napa,
Búvárkodás Cipruson, búvárkodás Larnaca, búvárkodás Ayia Napa,
Dykning på Cypern, dykning i Larnaca, dykning i Ayia Napa,
Dykking på Kypros, dykking i Larnaca, dykking i Ayia Napa,
