Gracia (SS)

Steel Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1917

3,129-ton steel steamship of Bilbao, owned by Linea de Vaperes Serra. Built in 1888 by Wigham , Richardson & Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Measured L.105.28m x B.12.24m x D.7.46m. Classed 100 A1 by Lloyd’s. En route from Liverpool to Havana, under captain Lafuente. Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-53 off Ballycotton, despite being a neutral vessel. Wreck surveyed in 2012 by Celtic Voyager as part of the CV12_03 survey leg. The wreck on the seabed measures 105.8m long, 22m wide and l

Type:
Steel Steamship

Period:
1917

Coordinates:
51.81°N, 7.70°W

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