MFV Princess Elizabeth

The dive site MFV Princess Elizabeth is a recent wreck in the Smitswinkel Bay area on the Cape Peninsula side of False Bay, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. This is one of the best preserved of the Cape Town wrecks. It is at a depth where a reasonable bottom time is possible, particularly on nitrox, and the position is sheltered from the prevailing swell, so surge is not usually strong. The wreck of the Princess Elizabeth is more or less upright on a flat sand bottom, listing about 5° to starboard. The gap from the Princess Elizabeth to SAS Good Hope about 10 m directly astern. The vessel has a raised forecastle and quarterdeck with tumble-home on the quarterdeck and a slightly raked bow and moderate flare forward. The site is exposed to swell from the south east, and to a certain extent, from the south west.