This is the information page about the shipwreck Arethusa, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 27.51 N,10 23.54 W (54.266833333333, -10.1755)
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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: ARETHUSA
Length 70.4 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 6.2, tonnage 1279 ton
Cause: built of steel in 1891 by a mcmillan & son ltd, dumbarton. owned at time of loss by ship arethusa co (iredale, porter). passage gulfport for the clyde. captured by submarine then sunk by scuttling charges. (sii, ww1sl, ll ww1).
Year of registration: 1917
Water depth above wreck: 130 meter
Known since: 1917
Details measurements/cartography: 4.3.71 SUNK 15M NW FROM EAGLE ISLAND LT. (WW1SL, LL WW1) NCA, GIVES POSN 542730N, 102330W. FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 27.51 N,10 23.54 W