Wreck: Astoria (possibly) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Astoria (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 71 20 N,29 14 E (71.333333333333, 29.233333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: ASTORIA (POSSIBLY)
Length 109.7 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 4262 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products
Cause: vessel, built 1901, was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine when off vardo, n coast norway. (dods).
Year of registration: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 300 meter
Known since: 1977
Details measurements/cartography: 11.7.77 VESSEL SUNK IN 712000N, 291400E APPROX ACCORDING TO GERMAN U-BOAT LOG BOOK.(WWI LOSSES & TELECON RISDON BEAZLEY 11.7.77). INS AS NDW PA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 71 20 N,29 14 E
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