Scuttled British Naval Vessels Intrepid and Iphigenia on the Mole

Scuttled HMS Iphigenia and Intrepid

View from the quayside of scuttled British navy ships HMS Intrepid and HMS Iphigenia. These dispensable vessels were loaded with cement and flooded in order to block the entryway into the Mole.

Weighing thousands of tons, these ‘blockships’ appear more like old relics, having served their purpose during the Zeebrugge Raid of 1918.

Dramatic closeup view of Scuttled HMS Iphigenia and HMS Intrepid

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Aerial view of scuttled ships Intrepid and Iphigenia

HMS Vindictive prior to scuttling

HMS Intrepid scuttled in the Mole

Gun emplacement with swivel mount looking out onto the Mole

Bomb damage to the Mole after the Zeebrugge Raid