Arlon Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Arlon Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
39 26.083 N,0 19 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 15 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ARLON |
| Type | tanker |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 114.3 m |
| Width | 15.7 m |
| Draught | 8.8 |
| Tonnage | 4903 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 27, 1938 |
| Bottom Texture | Mud |
| Original Detection Year | 1940 |
| Last Detection Year | 1946 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H6242/39 11.4.40 DW IN 392605N, 001900W, OR 222DEGS, 1980MTRS FROM GP.FL. LT ON HEAD OF N BREAKWATER. (SAN FERNANDO NM'S 16/375, 22/560, 23/579 & 23/625). NE 562 & NE 1320. H2247/46 15.5.46 DELETE. (CADIZ NM 12/476/46). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. - NM 1630/46. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 12, 2007 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1925 BY GREENOCK DOCKYARD CO., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 461NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ARLON S.S. CO. (J GERMAN & CO.) BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE AT VALENCIA BY INSURGENT AIRCRAFT DURING SPANISH CIVIL WAR. VESSEL WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED SHE WAS UNTIMATELY TOWED OUT TO SEA AND SUNK. (DODS)
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
39 26.083 N,0 19 W
Arlon on Wreck Map
Arlon Wreck on Google Map
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