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HMS Kelly

Diving the HMS Kelly is a journey into history, plain and simple. We love this site not just for the wreck itself, but for the story it tells, sitting there off the coast of Crete. The K-class destroyer went down in 1941, a casualty of a Stuka dive-bomber, and while she’s broken in places, you can still trace the outline of a formidable warship. Dropping down, the first thing you notice is the sheer scale, even fragmented as she is. We often find schools of damselfish flitting through the skeletal remains of her superstructure, and we’ve had some fantastic encounters with loggerhead turtles cruising past the deck guns. The visibility here can be excellent, and the light filtering through to the deeper sections really adds to the atmosphere. For divers keen on exploring a piece of maritime history, who appreciate a wreck that’s been allowed to become part of the reef, the Kelly is a standout. It's a sombre, reflective dive, but utterly captivating.