Awatea Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Awatea Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
36 46 N,5 8 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 49 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Low Water |
| Name | AWATEA |
| Type | liner |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 165.2 m |
| Width | 22.6 m |
| Draught | 7.9 |
| Tonnage | 13482 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 11, 1942 |
| Original Detection Year | 1942 |
| Last Detection Year | 1998 |
| Original Source | published World War 2 losses |
| Surveying Details | SANK ABOUT 1M N OF BOUGIE B'WATER, ALGERIA. (WW2SL). NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 26.1.99 NOT SHOWN ON ALGERIAN 107 [1998 EDN]. AMEND TO DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 16, 2007 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1936 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF NEW ZEALAND. ON PASSAGE FROM BOUGIE TO GIBRALTAR AFTER LANDING TROOPS DURING OPERATION 'TORCH'. ATTACKED BY SIX LARGE BOMBERS, TWO OF WHICH SHE SHOT DOWN. SHE WAS BADLY DAMAGED & SET ON FIRE. ABANDONED BY CREW OF 228, FOUR WOUNDED, ALL SAFE. A NUMBER OF CREW RECEIVED AWARDS: D.S.O. [ONE], D.S.C. [THREE], D.S.M. [FOUR]. (WW2SL).
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36 46 N,5 8 E
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