This is the information page about the shipwreck Har zion, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 20 N,10 0 W (56.333333333333, -10)
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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: HAR ZION
Length 94.5 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2508 ton
Cause: vessel, built 1907 was torpedoed & sunk by german submarine u-59 off inishtrahull, whilst en-route liverpool to savannah. owned at time of loss by palestine maritime lloyd.
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 500 meter
Known since: 1940
Details measurements/cartography: 4.8.87 4.8.87 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 562000N, 100000W. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES WW2SL). PLOTS IN APPROX 500 MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 56 20 N,10 0 W