El Zorro (Ss) Wreck

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El zorro (ss) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 43.229 N,7 39.761 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.720480
  • Longitude: -7.662680
Name EL ZORRO (SS)
Type steam ship
Date Sunk Dec 28, 1915
Original Source UKHO Wreck Data 1996; Bourke 1994, 111; PP 1919, Vol. XLII, 13 (639); Larn & Larn 2002; BMS 1914-18, 28; BVLS 1914-18, 13
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Wreck No: W08189, Place of Loss: Man O’War Cove, Cork, Source of Coordinate: UKHO, Description: UKHO Wreck No.011500220. 5,989-ton 12-year-old steel tanker steamship of London, owned by Lobitos Oilfields Ltd. (Bowring, C). Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1903. Measured 128m x 16.56m x 9.8m. En route from Port Arthur to Dartmouth with a cargo of crude oil, master was Tamlin. Torpedoed by the German submarine U-24 with the loss of two of the 35 crew on board. Crew abandoned the tanker but re-boarded the vessel once assistance arrived. The stricken tanker was taken in tow the next the tow cable broke and the vessel was driven ashore at Man O’War Cove. The vessel subsequently broke in two and became a total wreck. A Liverpool firm were engaged to salvage non-ferrous material form the wreck. Boilers were salvaged from the wreck in 1921. ----------------------------

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Where is the EL ZORRO (SS) wreck located?

The EL ZORRO (SS) wreck is located at coordinates 51 43.229 N,7 39.761 W.

When did the EL ZORRO (SS) sink?

The EL ZORRO (SS) sank on Dec 28, 1915.

What type of wreck is the EL ZORRO (SS)?

The EL ZORRO (SS) is classified as a steam ship.

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