At the breech of the port tube is a small brass plaque attached to what seems to be the brass ranging mechanism, inscribed with the number 808 . Interior access is easy through the skeletal deck, the easiest entry to be had next to an intact crew ladder. Beneath the stern control station rests a huge Junkers compressor that would have supplied the compressed air for torpedo launch, as well as large loops of communications wire, various control panels. In the port area of the stern are the remnants of the crew s washroom, intact stone washbasins and enamel jugs. There are also what appear to be the remains of the propeller shaft, hinting that the screw itself could be buried in the sand.
Exit is easiest via the stern end of the vessel, through the decking next to another ladder.
The entire wreck has become a haven of life. Crabs, lobster, eels and other fish have colonised the artificial reef, itself covered in marine fauna that sways in the tidal flows. So far we have only scant hard facts. It is German. Or in fact more likely of French manufacture and requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in Brest for military service.