Antilla Shipwreck

Aruba / Oranjestad /
 Second World War 1939-1945, scuba diving facility / area, shipwreck, interesting place
German freighter/UBoat tender. Operated in the Caribbean prior to WWII as a frighter who's real mission was as a UBoat supply ship. When the Nazis invaded the Nederlands the Dutch Marines ordered the ship to surrender. Instead the Kaptain intentionally scuttled his ship in 55ft of water. At 400ft it is the largest shipwreck in the Caribbean for recreational divers.

www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134722
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Antilla_(1939)
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Coordinates:   12°36'7"N   70°3'28"W
This article was last modified 4 years ago