Tarquah (Ss) Wreck

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Tarquah (ss) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 26.381 N,10 15.540 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.439680
  • Longitude: -10.259000
Name TARQUAH (SS)
Type steam ship
Date Sunk Jul 7, 1917
Original Source Bourke 1998, 111, 165; GSI Wreck Data; Larn & Larn 2002; Tennent 1990, 71: BVLS 1914-18, 58; UKHO Wreck Data 1996
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Wreck No: W08945, Place of Loss: Dursey Island, Cork. 15.6km S, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data (no_ 234), Description: UKHO Wreck No.011300164. 3,859-ton steel steamship (schooner) of London was owned by the African Steamship Co. but was operated by Elder Dempster Line. Built in 1902 by A. Stephens of Glasgow. Measured L.109.83 x B.13.48 x D.4.34, was armed with a 3ins high angle stern gun. En route from Sierra Leone to Liverpool 96 crew, 59 passengers and a cargo of ingots of gold and ingots of tin or wolfram under captain Anderson. The schooner sank after being torpedoed without warning by a German submarine U-57. Risdon Beasley searched for the wreck but did not locate it. In 1985 a salvage operation was carried out and the wreck was reported to be collapsed in on itself. The highest point, which was the boilers, lay in 94 meters. There was a lot of debris on the seabed on the port side, with several nets snagged on the wreck. The wreck was surveyed by the Irish National Seabed Survey (now INFOMAR) in 2006 and was found to lie in 100m of water and appears to be well broken up and collapsed. It is orientated NE/SW on the seabed and measures 72m long by 19m wide and has a maximum height of 1.2m above the seabed. GSI Wreck No_234. See also W09915. ----------------------------

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Where is the TARQUAH (SS) wreck located?

The TARQUAH (SS) wreck is located at coordinates 51 26.381 N,10 15.540 W.

When did the TARQUAH (SS) sink?

The TARQUAH (SS) sank on Jul 7, 1917.

What type of wreck is the TARQUAH (SS)?

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

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