INDIANA

Indiana built for Bailey & Leetham Shipping Company by R Dixon & Co, 2226-tons, 277ft in Length x 38ft Beam x 19ft Draft. Powered by her triple expansion engine, the British cargo ship Indiana sank after a collision off Worthing on March 1st 1901, while on a voyage from Venice via Burriana to London. She was carrying a general cargo which included Oranges & Lemons. 

This wreck site is directly south off Worthing Pier  approx.1 mile out, Depending upon tides she sits in a depth of 12 mtrs to the seabed. She sunk  following a collision with a German steamer (approx.  7 miles out of Selsey) called the Washington, She was on her way to New York at the time and survived the collision.

The wreck of the Indiana is quite broken up and scattered over a large area, sunk in 1901 and resting in only 12mtrs of water the storms over the past 100+ years have taken it’s toll on this large cargo ship. The site is home to a large shoal of Bib & Whiting and is known to house a number of Conger Eels as well as a few Lobsters, although to find them you need to look under the various plates. This wreck is a great fun dive and an excellent shallow training dive and as a second dive of the day we usually dive Brighton Pier on the way back to Brighton Marina.