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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Donegal |
| Date of Loss: | 24th August 1940 | Place: | Malin Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Torpedoed | Boat Dive from: | Culdaff |
| Charted Depth: | 52m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 3 |
| Height of Wreck: | 7m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2811 and/or 2723 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude (GPS): | 55 31.560 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude (GPS): | 07 15.259 West | |
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: | Very Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving
Information:
Historical
Information:
- Built by Bremer Vulcan Schiffsbau, Vagesack, in 1918, she grossed 10,939 tons, measured 520 x 64.2 x 37.6ft., powered by 1,270 n.h.p. triple expansion engines and low pressure tubine generating 14 knots, and was owned by the Federal Steam Navigation Co.
- Formerly the "Wenderland".
- Torpedoed by U-57 while carrying 9,000 tons of steel and general cargo from Liverpool to Curacao in a 32 ship convoy no. OB.202
- Captain E.A.J Williams and 54 out of 58 crew were saved.
Source Publications:
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"Dictionary
of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824 - 1962"
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by
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Charles Hocking |
| London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474 | ||
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by
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Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 |
Other Sources:
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Norman
Woods
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Portstewart SAC (2000) |
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Royal
Navy
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Hydrographic Department (1970) |
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Last update - 09-May-2003
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