ReportNice and well-preserved wreck that stands with the stern a few meters from the platform edge. She is an approximately 25 meter long and 5 meter wide steel wreck that stands straight.
Sandy bottom with a nice platform edge to look at during descent/ascent. Not so much stuff that sticks out that you can get caught in with equipment. If you want, you can swim through a hatch on the forward part of the wreck and come out a couple of meters further aft where a piece of the wreck has been blown away as a result of the torpedo that sank her. On the hill there is a hatch that you can look down into, but there is nothing to see there. In the stern there is still cabin interior, but it is unsuitable to get in there as there is only about a meter between the dune and the roof, and you can easily get knocked over.
It is an easy-to-dive wreck and good for those who have not tried it before, but also a nice dive for experienced divers. Be careful with her as she is quite fragile. There are also some sharp edges that you should avoid.
“Mulan” as she is popularly known is actually called “MUL 1”. On the port bow you can still make out the designation painted in white today. The abbreviation MUL means mine-carrier.
The Armed Forces began acquiring Mulan and her eight sister ships as early as 1875. At that time, the ships were named “Ångkranbråm No 1-9”. These ships were transferred to the then
Coastal Artillery in 1920 and were then given the name “MUL No 1-9”
Mulan was sunk in 1958 after being scrapped after serving during World War II. Her last assignment was to act as a target during a torpedo exercise, right where she stands today.
If you swim a little way out from the bow of her, you can see the anchor chain left from when she was anchored as a target. When you see the anchor chain lying in an arc, you can still imagine what the current and wind were like on the date she was sunk.
Conditions on the wreck can vary quite considerably. Visibility has ranged from half a meter to +20 meters on the wreck, and sometimes it can be a bit rough.
