Osage (MV)

Tanker in Ireland, dating from 1940

1,010-ton, 26-year-old steel tanker, cargo of oil, petroleum and kerosene. Built in Devonport, Plymouth. Measured 61m x 10.4m x 4.1m. Attacked by German airplane, caught fire, sank. Seventeen/21 crew rescued by the Crewhill of Belfast. Wreck located and surveyed by INFOMAR in 2012. Wreck lies a general sea depth of 64m and is orientated NE/SW on the seabed. Wreck measures 37.5m long, 5.5m wide and is 5.5m in maximum height above the seabed. GSI Wreck No. 318.

Type:
Tanker

Period:
1940

Coordinates:
52.69°N, 5.86°W

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