Scottish Borders Wreck Map
2 wrecks in Scottish Borders, United Kingdom. Recorded depths: 35–62 m. View on map
HMS Pathfinder
On 5 September 1914, just weeks into the First World War, HMS Pathfinder made unwanted history as the first major warship ever sunk by a locomotive torpedo fired from a submarine. SM U-21, commanded by Otto Hersing, struck the scout cruiser's forward magazine, and the resulting explosion tore the bow clean off. Of her complement, 259 men were lost. She now rests upright in around 60 metres of water off St Abbs, her hull intact from stern to bridge area but the bow section scattered where the magazine detonated. A designated war grave under the Military Remains Act, she may be visited but not disturbed. Those who descend to her pay their respects to a moment that changed naval warfare forever.
SS Glanmire
She hit Black Carr Rocks in thick fog on a summer's day in 1912, carrying general cargo from Amsterdam to the Forth ports, and everyone on board survived. Now lying broken between 20 and 35 metres with her bow facing the coast, she sits within the St Abbs Voluntary Marine Reserve — an area renowned for its clear water and prolific marine life.