Greta (Ss) Wreck

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Greta (ss) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 51.769 N,7 22.800 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.862820
  • Longitude: -7.380000
Name GRETA (SS)
Type steam ship
Date Sunk May 5, 1917
Original Source BVLS 1919, 48; Larn & Larn 2002; UKHO Wreck Data; www.uboat.net; www.clydesite.co.uk.
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Wreck No: W05697, Place of Loss: Mine Head, Co Waterford, 11 miles SE of, Source of Coordinate: UKHO, Description: 317-ton steel steamship owned by Joseph Monks & Co., Liverpool. Built in 1903 by Scott & Sons, Bowling. Measured L.39m x 7m x 3m Powered by 2-cylinder compression 52 Hp single boiler screw engine. En route from Cork to Neath Abbey with a crew of 7 under Captain H.B. Johnson. Captured and sunk by gunfire by the German U-boat UC-48 SE of Mine Head. The steamer was in ballast and on route from Cork to Neath Abbey at the time of its loss. No lives were lost. The wreck lies in 55m of water.

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Where is the GRETA (SS) wreck located?

The GRETA (SS) wreck is located at coordinates 51 51.769 N,7 22.800 W.

When did the GRETA (SS) sink?

The GRETA (SS) sank on May 5, 1917.

What type of wreck is the GRETA (SS)?

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

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