Having compared notes on the Lake Portage, the friendly local diver also helped us to find the V730. A nice shallow second dive in 15 metres, on a rocky seabed for a change.
The V730 was described as a patrol boat, but on descending to the wreck it was soon obvious that back in the UK it would have been referred to as an armed trawler. Immediately forward of the boiler, the trawl winch is lying upside down across the ship gives further evidence of the V730's trawler origin.
Just behind the bows the pillar and trunions from a gun platform lies along the starboard side of the hull, though I couldn't find any sign of the gun.
It must have sunk pretty much upright before the sides of the hull collapsed with age. The rear third of the hull was taken up with an oversized boiler and engine. Beside the engine are the remains of a condenser and a generator.
A short prop shaft extends to a more intact stern that has fallen to starboard. As with most wrecks in the area, the propeller and rudder are still in place.