This is the information page about the shipwreck Gairsoppa, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 0 N,14 0 W (50, -14)

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.

Name: GAIRSOPPA

Water depth above wreck: 3600 meter

Known since: 1941, last detected: 1941

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK ABOUT 50 MILES W OF FASTNET IN 500000N, 140000W. (BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH MERCHANT SHIP LOSSES 1939-1945). NCA. SUNK ABOUT 300 MILES W OF GALWAY. (ROYAL NAVY OFFICIAL REPORT, MT9/3587). NCA. SUNK ABOUT 300 MILES SW OF GALWAY BAY. (LL WW2).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 0 N,14 0 W

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