This is the information page about the shipwreck Dione ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 50 N,10 30 W (55.833333333333, -10.5)
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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: DIONE II
Length 93.6 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2660 ton
Cause: 3.2.41 built 1936. bombed & disabled by german aircraft on 3.2.41. sunk by gunfire from u-93 the following day. vessel owned at time of loss by ambrose, davies & matthews was en-route wabana to cardiff.
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 2300 meter
Known since: 1941
Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 H01001/40 POSN GIVEN AS 554000N, 142300W. SUNK ABOUT 200 MILES W OF IRELAND. (DODS). 6.8.87 6.8.87 SUNK IN POSN 555000N, 103000W AFTER BEING ATTACKED PREVIOUS DAY IN POSN 554000N, 142300W. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). PLOTS IN APPROX 2300 MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 50 N,10 30 W