Kemer & Tekirova · Turkey · Wreck
Paris II
A 1917 freighter sunk by shore artillery, minutes from Kemer
Paris II is a French freighter sunk off Kemer in 1917 that now lies flat on the seabed close to the harbour. The 70 m hull sits between 23 and 32 m, usually in good visibility and low current, and its depth keeps it for experienced divers.
Also known as Paris 2, Paris II Wreck, Paris 2 wreck.
Where it is and how deep
36.6009° N, 30.5717° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Divers descend the shotline from the surface buoy straight onto the wreck. The hull lies flat on the bottom, its highest point at about 25 m and its deepest, at the propeller, at about 32 m. The ship is 70 m long with a beam of 15 m, and the current is usually low, so the dive is easy to run despite its depth.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Paris II
- Type
- Freighter
- Length
- 70 m (230 ft)
- Built
- 1913
- Sunk
- 1917
- Cause
- Shelled by a Turkish artillery battery in the hills near Kemer
- Lies
- Flat on the bottom between 23 and 32 m, the propeller deepest
Paris II was built in 1913 at the A. Normand shipyard in Le Havre for the shipping company Lobez, Poret et Cie. of Boulogne. In 1917 an artillery battery in the hills near Kemer, commanded by Captain Mustafa Ertuğrul, hit the French ship more than 60 times and sank her close to what is now Kemer harbour.
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 | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Kemer & Tekirova: Diving is best from late May to early September, when the water is at its warmest.
Dive videos
MS Paris Wreck, Turkey, Kemer · arhitektus on YouTube
Questions divers ask
How do divers reach the Paris II wreck?+
By boat: the wreck is about 10 minutes from Kemer harbour, and a surface marker buoy with a shotline leads down to it.
Sources
- Divespots | Blue World Diving Center — Blue World Diving Center
- Paris II Wreck — Zentacle
- Kemer Marina — OpenStreetMap
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