Folmina Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Folmina Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 56.006 N,1 18.097 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 24 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | FOLMINA |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | NL |
| Length | 70.1 m |
| Width | 10.4 m |
| Draught | 4 |
| Tonnage | 1158 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 25, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 1998 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H6391/19 INS AS DW. BR STD. H4214/26 17.6.26 AMENDED TO NDW. BR STD. H6667/31 6.11.31 DELETED. H2433/71 22.4.71 NOT FOUND DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (ISS, HI 9/70). H2189/71 22.5.72 NOT SEARCHED FOR 1971. (ISS, 1971). H1310/88/7 3.2.88 H1310/88/7 3.2.88 THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE WK IN 545931N, 012056E. (D COX, 14.1.88). HH090/796/01 23.12.98 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 976). AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA. SEP 2019/000043627 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2019). (MERITAITO, HI 1513). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 23, 1998 |
Circumstances of loss
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB 34. (DER KRIEG ZUR SEE).
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