W. B. Walker (Mv) (Fore Part) Wreck

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W. b. walker (mv) (fore part) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 0.000 N,15 23.000 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.000000
  • Longitude: -15.383330
Name W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART)
Type motor vessel
Date Sunk Jan 29, 1941
Original Source Hocking 1989, 747; BVLS 1939-45, 16; www.uboat.net
WRECK MAP LOADING ... 56 0.000 N,15 23.000 W
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Wreck No: W11681, Place of Loss: Tory Island, 246nm WNW, Source of Coordinate: www.uboat.net; BVLS 1939-1945, 16., Description: 10,468 ton tanker built in 1935 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel. Owned by Oriental Tankers, Hong Kong. Measured 149m x20.8m x 11.3m and had 912 n.h.p. oil engines and was capable of 12 knots. Torpedoed by a German submarine-93 on 29th January 1941. Four of the 47 crew on board died during the attack. The tanker broke in two and both parts remained afloat. The fore part was sunk by gunfire on February 6th at 56 00N, 15 23W. Attempts to tow the after part failed and it sank off the Scottish coast sometime after 13th February at 58 15N, 07 01W.

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Where is the W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART) wreck located?

The W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART) wreck is located at coordinates 56 0.000 N,15 23.000 W.

When did the W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART) sink?

The W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART) sank on Jan 29, 1941.

What type of wreck is the W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART)?

The W. B. WALKER (MV) (FORE PART) is classified as a motor vessel.

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