Oldfield Grange Wreck

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Oldfield grange Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		55 46.446 N,7 56.090 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 55.774100
  • Longitude: -7.934830
Name OLDFIELD GRANGE
Type unknown
Date Sunk Dec 11, 1917
Original Source BVLS 1914-18, 75; GSI Wreck Data; PP 1919, Vol. XLII, 75; ww.wrecksite.eu.
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Wreck No: W07527, Place of Loss: Malin Head, Co Donegal, 55.6km NW, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data, Description: 4,653-ton defensively-armed vessel. Buitl by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Ltd. in 1913. Owned by the Houlder Brothers & Co. Ltd, London. Torpedoed and sunk without warning by German submarine U-62 while en route from New York to Cardiff with a cargo of 500 tons of copper bars and 628 tons of lead. Wreck surveyed by the Geological Survey of Ireland in 2003 as part of the Irish National Seabed Survey. Wreck measures 15m long, 11m in maximum width and lies in 109m of water. GSI Wreck No_34.

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Where is the OLDFIELD GRANGE wreck located?

The OLDFIELD GRANGE wreck is located at coordinates 55 46.446 N,7 56.090 W.

When did the OLDFIELD GRANGE sink?

The OLDFIELD GRANGE sank on Dec 11, 1917.

What type of wreck is the OLDFIELD GRANGE?

The OLDFIELD GRANGE is classified as a unknown.

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