The old minesweeper HMS Enterprise has all but submerged in Kilkeel Harbour in Northern Ireland, as Afloat.ie reader Lee Maginnis has shared with his.
His recent images of the vessel show a significant degradation from the last update in autumn 2022, when warning signage was affixed to the boat reading Abandoned Vessel - Danger Keep Out”.
As of Wednesday 22 March, the hull has almost entirely sunk beneath the water line in the Co Down harbour — an ignoble end for the former Royal Navy minesweeper which has a storied history.
“The photos say it all,” Maginnis tells Afloat.ie. “Don’t we look after our heritage well.”
Another angle showing what’s left of the HMS Enterprise dockside at Kilkeel Harbour | Credit: Lee Maginnis
