The recreational-depth companion to HMS Hermes — same WWII story, much more accessible.
SS British Sergeant was a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker sunk in the same Japanese dive-bomber raid as HMS Hermes on 9 April 1942. She lies in shallower water than Hermes, making her the accessible recreational counterpart to that bucket-list tec dive.
Depth runs 20–30 m. Cargo holds, deck structure and the engine room are explorable. Marine life is excellent — groupers, snappers, sweetlips, schools of jacks, occasional eagle rays.
Advanced Open Water is enough. Operators run from Trincomalee. The east-coast dive season is March–September. Pair with a same-day reef dive on the way back to port.
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