This is the information page about the shipwreck Vistula, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 59.96 N,0 19.9 E (58.999333333333, 0.33166666666667)
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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: VISTULA
Length 65.2 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 1018 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,foodstuffs: solid,wood: unprocessed and products
Cause: ex-'boera', ex-'netta', ex-'markesdal'. built in 1919 by de haan & oerlemans heusden. owned at time of loss by rederi-a/b sylvia. screw, s90 nhp, triple expansion engine. passage gothenburg for hull. torpedoed by u-37 45 miles from muckle flugga. (dods & sibi). torpedoed 45 miles ne of haroldswick, uist. (ww2sl).
Year of registration: 1939
Water depth above wreck: 150 meter
Known since: 1939, last detected: 1978
Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 45 MILES NE OF HAROLDSWICK, UIST. (WW2SL). 9.8.73 9.8.73 INS AS NDW IN 590000N, 002000E. BR STD. 27.9.78 27.9.78 AMENDED TO WK USC PA 125MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Position: 58 59.96 N,0 19.9 E