SS BARON GAUTSCH
Croatia
The Baron Gautsch was a famous steamship, which ran on a mine in 1914 in the Adriatic Sea near Rovinj and sank. Now it's protected national heritage and only accessible to divers through authorized dive centers. The ship stands upright on the sandy bottom at a depth between 28 and 40 meters. A dive on the Baron Gautsch is an unforgettable experience.
Particulars
The Baron Gautsch can only be reached by boat. Type: Passenger ship. Engine: Steamship. Year of construction: 1908. Tonnage: 2069 tons. Length: 84.55 m. Width: 11.64 m. Builder: Gourlay Brothers. Shipyard: Dundee, United Kingdom. Date of sinking: August 13, 1914. Speed: 17 knots. Capacity: 300, passengers and 64 crew, total: 364.
Warnings
The Baron Gautsch is protected national heritage and only accessible to divers through authorized dive centers.
SS BARON GAUTSCH Features
- Nicknames
- Baron Gautsch
- Address
- Adriatic Sea
- Parking
- At charter
- Distance
- 40 min.
- Suitable for
- Advanced divers
- Permit
- Special permit of the Croatian Ministry of Culture
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, wreck dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 5 - 10 m.
- Average visibility
- 7 m.
- Depth
- 40 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Bath sponge, scorpionfish, cod, lobster
- Other recreation
- None