This is the information page about the shipwreck Arca, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 45 N,9 4.05 W (55.7, -9.0175)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.
Name: ARCA
Length 114.3 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 4839 ton
Cause: built in 1912 by palmers' co. owned at time of loss by the anglo-saxon petroleum co. triple expansion engine of 453nhp for 11 knots. torpedoed by u-118, whilst in convoy off n channel. (dods).
Water depth above wreck: 130 meter
Known since: 1918
Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 40M NW BY W OF TORY ISLAND. (DODS & WW1SL). POSN 5545.0N, 0904.0W. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 45 N,9 4.05 W