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A small green-hulled boat on blue sea in front of a steep green headland with a white lighthouse at its tip — Shetland

Shetland · United Kingdom · Wreck

The Jane

Steamship wreck north of Lerwick, good for scallops

Area photo: Ronnie Robertson · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Jane is a 60 m (198 ft) steamship lying in 20 m of water north of Lerwick. It is a scenic dive and a good one for scallops, and it is reached only on weeks when the weather lets the boat travel north from the wrecks around Lerwick.

Also known as Jane.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of The Jane: typical dive to 20 m (to 66 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit20 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows Shetland and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

The Jane is a steamship of 60 m (198 ft) lying in 20 m of water. The dive is a scenic one around the wreck, and the site is a good place to find scallops.

The wreck

Vessel
Jane
Type
Steamship
Length
60 m (197 ft)
Cause
Not recorded
Lies
In 20 m north of Lerwick

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

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Season follows Shetland: Shetland's liveaboard diving runs as a summer season, from June to August.

Dive videos

A Dive on The Wreck of the SS Jane (Shetland) · Dory Video on YouTube

Sources

  1. Shetland — M.V. Invincible

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