The recreational-depth companion to HMS Hermes: same WWII story, much more accessible.
SS British Sergeant was a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker sunk in the same Japanese dive-bomber raid as HMS Hermes on 9 April 1942. She lies in shallower water than Hermes, which makes her the recreational counterpart to that deep tec dive.
Depth runs 20–30 m. Cargo holds, deck structure and the engine room are explorable. Marine life is varied: groupers, snappers, sweetlips, schools of jacks and occasional eagle rays.
Advanced Open Water is enough. Operators run from Trincomalee. The east-coast dive season is March–September. Pair with a same-day reef dive on the way back to port.
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