Karina (Ss) Wreck

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Karina (ss) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 49.482 N,7 2.832 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.824700
  • Longitude: -7.047200
Name KARINA (SS)
Type steam ship
Date Sunk Aug 1, 1917
Original Source Brady et al. 2012, 74-5; BVLS 1914-18, 61; GSI Wreck Data; Hocking 1969, 373; Larn & Larn 2002; Roche 1993, 120, 132; Tennent 1990, 71; UKHO Wreck Data 1996.
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Wreck No: W03818, Place of Loss: Waterford, Hook Head, 34km SW of., Source of Coordinate: GSI_223, Description: The Karina was a 4,222-ton steamship built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow, in 1905 and was employed on the Glasgow and Liverpool service to West Africa. It was one of two ‘Karina’ class steamships owned by the African Steam Navigation Company (Elder Dempster & Co. Ltd.), the other being the SS Mendi. Both vessels were lost during the war: the Karina with the loss of 11 lives; the Mendi with the loss of 646 crew and passengers, mostly personnel from the South African Native Labour Corp, after being accidentally rammed by the SS Darro off the Isle of Wight. The Karina’s triple expansion engines produced 422 horsepower, making it capable of speeds up to 12.5 knots. It had a 3-inch, stern-mounted gun for defensive purposes. On 30 July the Karina narrowly escaped being torpedoed during a U-boat attack off the west coast of Ireland, whilst en route from Sierra Leone to Liverpool with a 2,000-ton cargo of palm oil and palm kernels. Captain J.C. Hannay must have felt blessed to have had such a lucky escape, but his luck ran out just two days later when UC-75, under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Lohs, torpedoed the vessel without warning, hitting the no. 3 hold towards the aft of the ship. The Karina began to sink quickly and even though all six boats on board were launched, four passengers and seven crewmen drowned. The wreck of the Karina measures 106m in length and 28m in width, with an average height of 2.7m. The vessel is orientated NW–SE on the seafloor and appears to be partly buried, but three of its boilers stand 5.9m above the seabed. In 1985 the recovery of the ship’s bell by Seasalve Marine confirmed the wreck to be the Karina. GSI Wreck No. 223. ----------------------------

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Where is the KARINA (SS) wreck located?

The KARINA (SS) wreck is located at coordinates 51 49.482 N,7 2.832 W.

When did the KARINA (SS) sink?

The KARINA (SS) sank on Aug 1, 1917.

What type of wreck is the KARINA (SS)?

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

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