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HMS Minion
Brighton, West Sussex, United Kingdom
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyEnglish Channel
Water temp8–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
HMS Minion is a wreck dive site near Brighton, West Sussex, United Kingdom, in the English Channel. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Green UrchinEchinocyamus pusillus- WhitingMerlangius merlangus
Bryer's Nut CrabEbalia tumefacta
Common Spider CrabMaja brachydactyla
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatum
LobsterHomarus gammarus
Nearby sites
- 1City of London6.8 km
- 2HMS Keryado7.2 km
- 3Mira8.0 km
- 4City of Waterford9.2 km
- 5HMS Ariadne Wreck14 km
- 6Oceana Wreck16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org