SS Castle Eden [+1918] WRECK

SS Castle Eden [+1918] WRECK
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SS Castle Eden [+1918]

 
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nationality:
british
purpose: transport
type of wreck: cargo
subtype/class: collier
propulsion: steamer
date built: 1914
details wreck
weight (tons): 1949  grt
dimensions (m): 86x12,21x5,61
engine: triple expansion
power: 175  h.p.
speed:  
about the loss
cause lost: torpedo
date lost: 04/03/1918  [dd/mm/yyyy]
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builder: Irvine Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool (Sunderland)
owner: Furness Withy & Co. Ltd. (Hessler Shipping Co.), London
captain:
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depth (m): 33 max. / -- min.
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entered by: Allen Tony
entered: 07/10/2005
last update: Allen Tony
last update: 04/03/2009
 
 
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system:WGS84
division:1'=1000
accuracy:approx. 100m~1km
remarks:Method: Differential Global Positioning System Quality: Surveyed Accuracy: 3 m
updater:Lettens Jan 
update:01/10/2009
ref. used: UK Hydrographic Office
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Lettens Jan06/08/2007

Lies in 33 metres with ammunition from her defensive gun lying around. Position not accurate.

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Allen Tony24/03/2008

Castle Eden SS was built in 1914 by the Irvine Shipbuilding Cpy of West Hartlepool, she grossed 1,919 tons, and measured 86,25x12,21x5,61 metres. Powered by a 175 hp triple expansion steam engine. Carrying a cargo of 1,929 tons welsh steam coal for the Royal Navy from the Clyde to Loch Swilly she was torpedoed by German submarine U-110 and sunk.
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