Bremse

Type:	Light Cruiser - Bremse class
Commission:	Launched in April 1916 at Stettin.
History:	The Brummer and Bremse took part in a raiding operation against a convoy bound from Bergen to the Shetlands in October 1917. They massacred the convoy and as a result Germany considered using them as lone commerce raiders. However, the combined total of American and British naval opposition made this unworkable. The Bremse was scuttled on 21st June 1919 but was beached by the Royal Navy just to the west of Swanbister Bay. She was salvaged by Cox in 1929.
Diving:	The Bremse's site is a scrapyard. Much of the boat was carried off to Lyness where it was broken up for salvage. The Bremse's remains lie off the foreshore at Toy Ness. There are some plates and shafts in 10m of water, while a 6 inch gun lies in slightly deeper water. All around there are isolated patches of debris such as a mast, a toilet and a mangled piece of superstructure.