|
S.S. PLM 27
 St. John’s, NL, Canada
|
Max Depth: 91-100ft/28-30m
Average Viz: 36-40ft/11-12m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
|
Rating: 5.00 by 2 divers
Spring: Under 50°F/10°C
Summer: Under 50°F/10°C
Fall: Under 50°F/10°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
|
|
|
|
S.S. PLM 27 is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in St. John’s, NL, Canada. This dive site has an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 from 2 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 91-100ft/28-30m. The average visibility is 36-40ft/11-12m.
September 5, 1942-PLM 27 goes down-Fresh from the rush of the kill, Wissman next trained U-518’s gun sights on PLM 27.
Short for Paris-Lyon-Marseilles, PLM 27 was a Free French ship which escaped Ruggeberg’s attacks that sank Saganaga and Strathcona two months earlier, saved by the counter-fire from the valiant Evelyn B which was anchored nearby.Wissmann tied off the loose end left by Ruggeberg, firing a single well-aimed shot that dispatched PLM 100 feet to the bottom almost immediately, taking 12 crew members with her.
YouTube;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1o_42hZr_4More info;
http://aquasub.wordpress.com/tag/plm-27/From ScubaDiving.com
http://www.scubadiving.com/travel/canada/diving-newfoundlands-frigid-underworld