Scuba Diving Point Phillip Bay Victoria


J1 (38m/new deep/winged) Sub

Maxdepth: 38m
Experience: Level: 3
Most recently discovered sub. Platform around conning tower looks like wings

Site layout:



Sits almost upright, slight list to Port

Points of interest:



  • Only sub to hit 2 ships with the same salvo
  • Only sub to depth charge another sub and survive
  • Found by accident when a dive boat had its echo sounder on the wrong scale whilst looking for the 27m sub
  • Stern: trim tabs, stabilising fins and propeller shaft are clearly visible
  • Conning tower: platform
  • Bow: torpedo tubes visible, swim through under hull
  • Different bridge construction to the other subs
  • Sea tulips, soft corals and zoanthids
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