The Berwind and Lake Portage were both part of the same convoy and were torpedoed within a few miles of each other in August 1918.
For many years the remains of the Berwind were thought to be those of the Lake Portage, until divers found the remains of a gun mounted near the bow which gave positive identification of the wreck as the Berwind. The Lake Portage had no gun at all.
On the seabed at 40 metres the wreck is well broken, with only the boilers and engine rising significantly above the sand. Nevertheless, the wreckage has collapsed in a reasonably orderly fashion and it was easy to follow the prop shaft to the stern and then find the gun mount and anchors near the bow.
Visibility was still good, but for some reason the water was greener here and there was less marine life than on some of the other wrecks.