Also known as
Stubborn, P238
Interest
Wreck
Popularity
Medium
Depth
45m (avg), 56m (max)
Qualification
Technical
Shore access
Boat only
Location
35.9826° N 14.4462° E (Exact)
35°58.956' N 014°26.772' E
35°58'57" N 014°26'46" E
Rating
★★★★☆ from 4 divers

HMS Stubborn (P238) is a submarine wreck in Malta, located about 3 km north-east of Qawra Point. The wreck lies on a sandy bottom fairly upright and intact, tilted towards starboard side. Maximum depth is 56 m and top part around 50 m deep, making Stubborn dive suitable only for technical or very experienced divers.

HMS Stubborn was a S-class British submarine, 66 m in length and 7 m wide. Stubborn was scuttled on purpose by Royal Navy on 30th April 1946 as a submarine sonar training target.

Other submarine wreck dives in Malta are HMS Olympus and HMS Urge, both at 130 m depth after hitting a mine during World War II in 1942.

More info about HMS Stubborn dive site

http://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37305
https://underwatermalta.org/discover/hms-stubborn/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Stubborn_(P238)
https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3455.html
http://www.calypsosac.org/hms-stubborn/

Comments and Ratings

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Kevin Aquilina, October 2021:
★★★★☆ Historic wreck, however the site is somewhat bare given she was intentionally scuttled and having a submarine hull protecting the interesting bits. However, a WW2 British submarine is always an interesting site
Ben VB, January 2021:
★★★★☆ Cool wreck and makes an interesting change from ships and planes. It's the only submarine wreck at a relatively accessible depth in Malta, since the others are beyond 100m.
Adam Sant, June 2020:
★★★☆☆ Nice wreck especially when vis is good. There are much nicer wrecks at similar depth though.
Mika Tanninen, April 2016:
★★★★☆

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