This is the information page about the shipwreck Clan macphee, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 30 N,17 14 W (57.5, -17.233333333333)
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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: CLAN MACPHEE
Length 131.1 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 6628 ton
Cause: built in 1911 by irvine's sb & eng co ltd. owned at time of loss by clan line. triple expansion engine of 3600ihp for 11 knots. was in convoy when torpedoed by u-30. 67 men lost. (dods & axis submarine successes).
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 1200 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN 565000N, 174000W. (D.S.). H01001/40 19.11.40 H01001/40 19.11.40 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 573000N, 174000W. (O.U. 6353/40). NCA. 30.7.87 30.7.87 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 573000N, 171400W. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 30 N,17 14 W