The largest accessible shipwreck in the world you can dive from the beach, 199m of former luxury liner lying on her port side…The largest accessible shipwreck in the world you can dive from the beach, 199m of former luxury liner lying on her port side down a slope. 'The Lady', a porcelain bas-relief of a woman riding a unicorn, still hangs in the first-class smoking room. Barber shop, tiled pool, jeeps, helmets, medical supplies, a Doctor's Cabin. Launched 1931 as a Dollar Line luxury liner, requisitioned as a troopship in 1941. On 26 October 1942 she struck two friendly mines while entering Espiritu Santo, the captain hadn't been given the safe channel. He drove her onto the reef and all but two of 5,340 men aboard walked off before she slid into deep water. There are 50+ distinct dives on her. Anchorage: Luganville / Segond Channel anchorage, the wreck is a shore entry. Hazards: No site-specific hazards noted, brief normally. Meer