This is the information page about the shipwreck Dania, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 30 N,8 25 W (57.799616666667, -8.6174166666667)
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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: DANIA
Length 95.7 meter, width: 14.1 meter, draught: 6.2
Cause: ex-gothic. built in 1905 by sunderland s.b. co ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by northern s.s. co ltd. screw, triple expansion engines of 272hp. machinery by ne marinwe eng. co ltd. passage cardiff for archangel. torpedoed by u-55 off stronoway. (llww1 & sibi).
Water depth above wreck: 158 meter
Known since: 1915
Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 573000N, 082500W [UND]. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL. 18).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 30 N,8 25 W