This is the information page about the shipwreck Tuscania (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 34.463 N,6 31.356 W (55.417466666667, -6.4078833333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Agios minas
2. Alma dawson (probably)
3. Andania (probably)
4. Blythville
5. Eileen m
6. Ellida (possibly)
7. Erlo hills
8. Floriestan
9. Girvan
10. Harald
11. Henry clay
12. Hinde
13. Hms brisk (bow section)
14. Hms calgarian
15. Knightsgarth
16. Lugano
17. Milewater
18. Pattersonian
19. Paulanda
20. Pintail
21. Raven (poss)
22. Shackleton
23. Tobago
24. Tomath (or thomas)
25. Tuscania (probably)
26. U 245 (probably)
27. U 680 (probably)
28. U 968

 

Name: TUSCANIA (PROBABLY)

Length 167.3 meter, width: 20.4 meter, draught: 12.8, tonnage 14348 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,oil

Cause: an anchor line vessel, built 1914, was torpedoed & sunk by german submarine ub 77. vessel taken over as a war transport was carrying 2030 american troops from halifax to liverpool. 166 lives were lost. was part of convoy hx20, when approx 7m n of ratlin three torpedoes were fired at her from 4000yds, the third hitting amidships, she sank four hours later.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 86 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1986

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN 553600N, 062900W APPROX. (M06411). POSN 7 MILES N OF RATHLIN ISLAND LT. (M7004 1918). 18.8.53 CHARTED AS NDWPA IN 553600N, 062900W. NC F6629. 5.7.57 NOT FOUND. (HMS COOK, 1956). POSN 553630N, 062624W. (AUBD 318/74). 11.10.72 AMEND TO USCPA 15FMS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NE 2723. H2317/85 11.2.86 WK EXAM'D 18.10.85 IN 553428N, 063118W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 80 IN GEN DEPTH 86MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH 70 TO 80MTRS. LYING 175/355DEG. NOT WELL DEFINED. TWO OTHER CONTACTS POSSIBLY WKGE, BUT CONSIDERED PROBABLY NATURAL FEATURES LIE APPROX 450MTRS TO THE WEST. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 262B). BR STD. 12.9.97 REPORTED THAT VESSEL WAS CARRYING 3000TONS NICKEL INGOTS, SOME OF WHICH AND THE BELL HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. CONCERN EXPRESSED THAT VESSEL IS A WAR GRAVE & AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERFERRED WITH. (A PRITCHARD, CG BELFAST).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 34.463 N,6 31.356 W

 

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