| Bolivar |
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| Location |
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Place Name : Kish Bank, Eire |
Lat / Long : 53 ° 16 ' 0 '' North - 5 ° 55' 0'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : Chart |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : Norwegian motorship |
Built : |
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Shipyard :
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Hull material : steel? |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 5320 tonnes |
Length : m |
Beam : m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1947.03.04 |
Cause : severe snowstorm, struck bank |
Date Found : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
9 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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9 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
12 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Unknown |
Seabed Type : Unknown
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Artifacts : nothing to speak of |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : unknown
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : |
| Restrictions : |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 1 - hours |
20 - minutes |
Before - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Dun Laoghaire |
Notes : |
The bow section is the only remaining part of the wreck. She was dispersed as she was obstructing shipping. Nice shallow dive with plenty of congers etc.. |
References : |
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Link to More Info : |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : Chris Troy |
From a dive on : 1994.11.25 |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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