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HMS Hood
Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp9–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
HMS Hood is a wreck dive site near Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, soft corals, lobsters, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 9 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Common Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergylta
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Lesser Spotted DogfishScyliorhinus canicula
GoldsinnyCtenolabrus rupestris
Tompot BlennyParablennius gattorugine
Nearby sites
- 1Portland1.7 km
- 2Countess of Erne1.9 km
- 3Durdle Door12 km
- 4Chesil Beach13 km
- 5Lulworth Cove13 km
- 6HMS A317 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org