King George
Dredger · United Kingdom · Lost Year only · Bermuda
A harbour dredger that worked Bermuda's channels for two decades before being scuttled off North Rock in 1930, now an intact upright wreck.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
King George was a 171-foot, 338-ton dredger that began work maintaining Bermuda's shipping channels around 1911. After nearly two decades of service she was superseded by a newer dredger, the Lord Cochrane, and was towed out and deliberately scuttled about five miles inside North Rock in 1930. She now rests upright and largely intact on a sand bottom, a popular dive site heavily colonized by soft coral and tunicates.
Vessel
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- Steel
- 171 ft
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- 338
- Steam
- Government of Bermuda (harbour works)
Loss
- Year only
- Intentional sinking
- About 5 miles inside North Rock, Bermuda
- Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda
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The Wreck Today
- 60 ft
- Fully intact, sitting upright on a sand bottom.
- Upright
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Position
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- Approximate position
- North Rock, Bermuda
Reported approximately 5 miles inside North Rock; precise published coordinates not confirmed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
Exact coordinates and shipbuilder are not established in the sources reviewed.
Sinking year, depth, and orientation via multibeam survey.
