HMS Tantivy

HMS Tantivy lies on the seabed in the Cromarty Firth, a wide arm of the Moray Firth in the Scottish Highlands. The submarine was built in 1943 at Barrow by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched as P319. She served in the Far East during the Second World War, sinking several enemy vessels and laying mines. After the war she returned to British waters and remained in service until 1951. In that year she was deliberately sunk as a target for anti-submarine training. The wreck is recognised as the only Royal Navy ship named Tantivy. It is the sole survivor of the third group of T-class submarines still resting in British waters. Divers visit the site to see the submarine’s hull and conning tower rising from the silt. The Cromarty Firth’s clear water and sheltered location make the wreck accessible to experienced divers. The seabed around the wreck is scattered with debris from the submarine’s final moments. Divers can explore the conning tower and parts of the forward hull. The site lies close to the firth’s northern shore, near Nigg Bay. The surrounding water is home to seals and seabirds, and the hills of Easter Ross frame the dive.