This is the information page about the shipwreck Magdalena, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 20 N,20 16 W (57.160566666667, -2.0339)
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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: MAGDALENA
Length 99.1 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3118 ton
Cause: built in 1923 by craig, taylor & co. owned at time of loss by smith, hogg & co. triple expansion engine of 297nhp. passage st john's newfoundland for liverpool. torpedoed by u-48. (dods & axis submarine successes).
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 1400 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 5.2.40 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 572000N, 201600W. NCA. SUNK APPROX 600 MILES W OF THE HEBRIDES. (DODS). 30.7.87 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 572000N, 201600W. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 20 N,20 16 W