This is the information page about the shipwreck War song (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 29.94 N,4 30.08 W (47.499, -4.5013333333333)

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: WAR SONG (POSSIBLY)

Length 76.5 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 2535 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: vessel, built 1917 by detroit sb co, was shelled & sunk by a german submarine 12m w of ile de sein. the capt & 15 others were killed. owned at the time of loss by the shipping controller [w france, fenwick & co]. (dods). sunk while on passage from bilbao to brest. (ll ww1). sunk by german submarine 'u84'. (der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1919

Water depth above wreck: 100 meter

Known since: 1919, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H1691/19 11.7.19 NDW IN 473000N, 043000W. (PARIS NM). NOTE. 30.3.76 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FR 6030. 20.5.80 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 473000N, 043000W ON NE 2645. 20.1.87 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON FR 6989 [1986 EDN]. NC 2643. 14.6.88 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FR 7067 [1987 EDN]. 15.6.88 MV 'WARSONG' IN 473000N, 043000W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M [=PA]. CLEARANCE UNKNOWN BUT OVER 20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 100MTRS. FIRST REPD 1919. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14574057). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 29.94 N,4 30.08 W

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