Location: 1mile off shore the grand harbor
Maximum Depth: 45m
Certification Required: AOWD or equivalent
HM Drifter EDDY was launched as a dredger or drifter on 6th August 1918 and sunk after hitting a mine on 26 May 1942 seven cables off Grand Harbour. The wreck was found at a depth of 56 meters not much maritime history is known on this vessel except that she carried port duties in the UK. Prior to WW2 she sailed to Malta to continue these same duties in Grand Harbour for the Royal Navy. After the commencement of WW2, HM Drifter Eddy was rigged to sweep for mines, and because in those days minesweepers were mainly built of wood, HM Drifter Eddy on the other hand has a steel hull which made this vessel unsuitable for this job. Due to war necessity & improvisation HM Drifter Eddy had to carry out this role only to fall victim of a mine herself.
