Jonkoping I Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Jonkoping i Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
55 1.505 N,1 15.098 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 30 m |
| Water Depth | 51 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | JONKOPING I |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | SE |
| Length | 78.3 m |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draught | 5.8 |
| Tonnage | 1519 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | wood: unprocessed and products |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Aug 13, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 1999 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H1124/26 INS NDWPA (1918) IN 550130N, 011500W. NE 3104. H2433/71 22.4.71 NOT FOUND DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (ISS, HI 19/70). H2189/71 22.5.72 NUMEROUS GOOD SONAR CONTACTS ABT HALF MILE NW OF THIS POSN. NOT YET EXAM'D. (ISS, 1971). NCA. 18.5.73 AMENDED TO USCPA 30MTRS. NC 152. HH090/796/01 6.1.99 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 6, 1999 |
Circumstances of loss
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB 104. (DER KRIEG ZUR SEE).
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