Amazon (Ss) Wreck

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Amazon (ss) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		55 46.252 N,9 11.366 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 55.770870
  • Longitude: -9.189440
Name AMAZON (SS)
Type steam ship
Date Sunk Mar 15, 1918
Original Source Brady et. al. 2012, 107-110; GSI Wreck Data; Kemp 1997, 45; Larn & Larn 2002; Williams 1997, 70; www.uboat.net.
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Wreck No: W07115, Place of Loss: Bloody Foreland, Co. Donegal, 68km N of, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data, Description: 10,037-ton 12-year-old steel steamship of Belfast, owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Built in 1906 by Harland & Woolf Ltd, Belfast. Measured L.156.41 x B.18.38 x D.9.34. Powered by 8-cylinder quadruple 827 Hp six-boiler screw engine. En route from Liverpool to Buenos Aires under captain H.D. Doughty with passengers. Torpedoed by the German submarine U-110. The Amazon quickly began to sink, but miraculously the crew and all 870 passengers were rescued within 15 minutes by two nearby Royal Naval destroyers, the HMS Michael and Moresby, which came to the stricken vessel’s assistance. Following the rescue, the same destroyers released depth charges, forcing U-110 to surface. The 43 submariners abandoned the fatally damaged U-boat, which sank soon afterwards at 55 49N, 08 06W; only four of the crew managed to survive exposure to the cold Atlantic waters. GSI Wreck No. GSI_33. ----------------------------

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Where is the AMAZON (SS) wreck located?

The AMAZON (SS) wreck is located at coordinates 55 46.252 N,9 11.366 W.

When did the AMAZON (SS) sink?

The AMAZON (SS) sank on Mar 15, 1918.

What type of wreck is the AMAZON (SS)?

The AMAZON (SS) is classified as a steam ship.

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