The Koenig is virtually upside down in 40 metres
of water at 58.53.13 : 3.09.07. Her starboard side is only a few feet
above the silty bottom whereas the port side is well embedded. Her
keel is at 20 metres. Life has not been so good to the Koenig. She
has been extensively salvaged, not least for the radiation free steel
some of which has found its way to the moon in the 1969 expeditions.
A lot of the hull has been blasted apart which at least gives the diver
some appreciation of the inner bulk of these battleships. Amidships
her starboard casemate guns are clearly visible. Underneath her deck
the centre turret of her 12 inch guns can be seen half buried in the
mud. Unfortunately, the guns cannot be seen.
The Koenig is now a pile
of wreckage, but an excellent dive for wreck ferrets. She is
big and quite intimidating. |
