This is the information page about the shipwreck Idaho, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 46 15 N,9 42 W (46.25, -9.7)
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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: IDAHO
Length 99.1 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3023 ton
Cause: vessel, built 1899 by w. gray & sons, was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine when 120m n by w 1/2w of cape villano. owned at time of loss by shipping controller. original owner h samman & co.
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 4700 meter
Known since: 1918
Details measurements/cartography: 25.8.18 M013682 25.8.18 REPORT OF FAILED TORPEDO ATTACK WHICH MISSED IN 461500N, 094200W. A SHORT TIME LATER WAS HIT AND SANK IN 5MINS. (VA, MILFORD HAVEN: A.P.REPORT). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 46 15 N,9 42 W