Credit River - Lesbian Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/9/2013
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Lesbian
 July 14, 1941



There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Lesbian
Lesbian was a 2,352 GRT cargo ship which was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1923 for Ellerman Lines Ltd. She was seized in 1940 by the Vichy French forces.

Lesbian was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd as yard number 1211. She was launched on 31 July 1923 and completed in September 1923. Lesbian was the third Ellerman Lines ship to bear that name. She was named after the inhabitants of Lesbos, Greece. Lesbian was operated by Ellerman Lines Ltd until 1937. From 1937 until her capture in 1940 she was operated under the management of Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd.

Lesbian was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

OG 1
Lesbian was a member of Convoy OG 1, which formed at sea on 2 October 1939 and was destined for Gibraltar. She was carrying a general cargo bound for Piraeus, Greece.

HG 7
Lesbian was a member of Convoy HG 7, which departed Port Said, Egypt on 3 November 1939 and arrived at Liverpool on 22 November. She was carrying a general cargo and also fruit.

HG 17
Lesbian was a member of Convoy HG 17, which departed Gibraltar on 1 February 1940 and arrived at Liverpool on the 11 May. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.

HGF 28
Lesbian was a member of Convoy HGF 28, which departed Gibraltar on 26 April 1940 and arrived at Liverpool on 5 May

In 1940, Lesbian was impounded by Vichy French forces at Beirut, Lebanon. During the Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon in 1941, Beirut was bombed. The Vichy French, fearing that she would be sunk and block the port, took Lesbian a short distance offshore and scuttled her on 14 July 1941.

In 2000 the ship was discovered by two local diving centers, the National Institute for Scuba Diving (NISD) and the Abyss Dive Center. The ship is very well preserved and sitting at a depth of 67 metres, facing Beirut port.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

15 srrg hc na natyrq gerr (natyrf gbjneqf gur evire), unatvat ng n sbex va gur gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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