This is the information page about the shipwreck Ville de gand, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 28 N,15 10 W (55.466666666667, -15.166666666667)

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: VILLE DE GAND

Length 132.9 meter, width: 17.7 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 7590 ton

Cause: built in 1920 by american international sb corp. owned at time of loss by societe maritime anversoise. turbine engine of 1259nhp. passage liverpool for new york. torpedoed by u-48. (dods & axis submarine successes).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 1500 meter

Known since: 1940

Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 552800N, 151000W. (LLOYDS). 7.8.87 SINKING POSN AS ABOVE PLOTS IN 1500MTRS. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). SUNK APPROX 200 MILES W OF IRELAND. (DODS).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 28 N,15 10 W

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