Queen Olga (Vasilissa Olga) Destroyer (Leros, Lakki)

The Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga was sunk by German bombers in Lakki (Portolago) harbour on 26 September 1943. Different sources place the wreck at 30 or 40 m; it is the best-known of the Leros wrecks and appears on the Ministry of Culture list of 91 wrecks opened for organised, no-touch recreational diving.

Facts

• Region: Greece – Cyclades & Dodecanese
• Area: Kos & Leros
• Depth: 30–40 m
• Level: advanced
• Current: moderate
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 37.1225, 26.8465 (approximate)
• Highlights: WWII Greek destroyer, sunk 1943 at Lakki, museum of WWII wrecks
• Permit: One of the 91 ship and aircraft wrecks that the Ministry of Culture opened for organised, no-touch recreational diving (2022); Hydrovius, a Leros centre, reports 8 of them lie at Leros. Dives only through licensed centres after the required documentation; research needs a Ministry of Culture permit. (Contact data as shown for the ministry page in search listings; the page itself blocked our automated fetch, so confirm before use.)
• Issuer / contact: Hellenic Ministry of Culture – Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
  • Phone: +30 210 92 35 105
  • Email: eena@culture.gr
  • Website: https://culture.gov.gr/en/ministry/SitePages/viewyphresia.aspx?iid=1369
• Unverified: Unverified: position – no coordinates are published, the point is an estimate inside Lakki bay; depth is quoted as 30 m by Aegean Islands and 40 m by the ministry list copy and Hydrovius.
• Tips: Guided only; no touching; depth up to 40 m.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leros
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_destroyer_Vasilissa_Olga
• https://www.aegeanislands.gr/?p=118532
• https://www.hydrovius.gr/organized-diving-released-in-91-shipwrecks-in-greece-8-of-them-in-leros/
• https://www.kidslovegreece.com/en/25083-discover-the-underwater-ark-of-greek-history-91-wrecks-accessible-to-scuba-divers-in-greece/