Chausey Islands & Granville · France · Wreck
Heinrich Hey wreck
A wartime patrol boat torpedoed on 3 July 1944
Area photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Heinrich Hey is a German trawler turned patrol boat, torpedoed by the Canadians on 3 July 1944 while escorting a convoy of French prisoners back from Alderney. The wreck lies between 18 and 35 m and is dived from Granville. Its deeper end makes it a dive for experienced divers.
Also known as Hinrich Hey, V210.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Chausey Islands & Granville and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The Heinrich Hey is a boat dive onto a Second World War wreck. The shallowest parts of the dive lie at 18 m and the deepest at 35 m, and at the deeper end the time on the bottom is short on air, so the dive is planned with that limit in mind before the descent.
The ship was a German trawler converted to a patrol boat, and it went down on 3 July 1944 after a Canadian torpedo hit it while it was escorting a convoy of French prisoners on their way back from Alderney.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Heinrich Hey
- Type
- German trawler turned patrol boat
- Sunk
- 1944
- Cause
- Torpedoed by the Canadians while escorting a convoy of French prisoners
- Lies
- Between 18 and 35 m of water
The Heinrich Hey was a German trawler that served as a patrol boat. On 3 July 1944 it was escorting a convoy of French prisoners on their way back from Alderney when it was torpedoed by the Canadians and sank. The wreck, also spelled Hinrich Hey and known as V210, now lies between 18 and 35 m and is dived from Granville.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Chausey Islands & Granville: The ratings follow the sea temperature, warmest in August and September (about 18 °C) and coldest in February (about 9 °C); no month is singled out for diving.
Know before you go
- The wreck reaches 35 m; bottom time on air is short at the deeper end.
- Tidal currents run continuously in this part of the Channel; dive at the time the boat sets.
Dive videos
Chausey Epave du Hinrich Hey · Granville CSH Hippocampe - Plongée on YouTube
Sources
- Heinrich Hey — Plongeur.com
- le Hinrich Hey — Saint Cast Plongée
- Plongée sous-marine tous niveaux — Plongée Chausey Loisirs
- Nos Sites de Plongée (Wayback) — Club Subaquatique Hippocampe Granville-Chausey
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