Maritime record MWX2509 - P 555

One foot step recovered from the remains of HMS P555. (1) HMS P555 sunk in 1947 as an ASDIC target. (2) A lease-lend US Navy submarine, ex S24, nominally returned in 1945 to its owners, was sunk as a Royal Navy asdic training target off Portland, being scuttled in 40 M of water. (4) Standing upright in 44 metres, with her deck at 38 metres she is still an awesome sight. She is totally intact, showing little deterioration. (5)

Position 50 30.87 N 2 33.68 W taken from (5)

net tonnage

<1> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2384 (Unpublished document). SWX507.

<2> Anon, 1985, Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society journal 18 (A water mill and a wreck), p28 (Article in serial). SWX1449.

<3> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 267 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<4> Larn, R, and Larn, B, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<5> McCartney, I, 2003, Lost Patrols, Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel. (Monograph). SWX8097.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1521066 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 3 2024 12:05PM