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| Location |
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Place Name : Littlehampton |
Lat / Long : 50 ° 44 ' 9 '' - - 0 ° 41' 22'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : unknown |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : steamship |
Built : |
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Shipyard : Workman Clark, Belfast
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Hull material : steel |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 3225 tonnes |
Length : 103 m |
Beam : 13 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1917 |
Cause : collision |
Date Found : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
32 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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0 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
37 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Unknown |
Seabed Type : Unknown
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Artifacts : munitions |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : public
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : unknown |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 0 - hours |
0 - minutes |
- - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Littlehanpton |
Notes : |
This is a very interesting dive for those interested in WWI munitions. The standard advise is that you should look but not touch. There is also quite a bit of sea life around if you prefer this type of thing.
Although some salvage has taken place there is still alot of her cargo around.
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References : |
Dive Sussex - see Underwater Bookshop |
Link to More Info : |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : John Farley |
From a dive on : |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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