HMS St Angelo, an auxiliary British tug built in April 1935, this ship was originally named HMS Egmont and was used for harbour duties transporting officers.
She was 24m long by 6m wide and was powered by, triple-expansion three-cylinder steam engine.
This vessel served as harbour transport for Royal Navy Officers carrying personnel from Fort St Angelo to other destinations. During the war it served other purposes, for rescue and later on as a minesweeper.
On 30th May 1942 at 14.20, HMS Tug St. Angelo struck a mine about 1 mile off Grand Harbour entrance with the loss of four of her crew.
The wreck lies upright at a depth of 54m off Grand Harbour. Diving on this wreck is considered hazardous due to its close proximity of Grand Harbour entrance & ship traffic in and out of Valletta harbour & strong currents.
For the WAR Wreck junkies then Malta is the place, most of all the deeper wrecks lay preserved as if they only sank yesterday, the sea bed littered with cups and ammo spelt out from the ship as she took on water.....
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