Howe (SV)

Shipwreck in Ireland, dating from 1917

UKHO wreck no. 010501617. Chart symbol wk 23m. 175 ton, 46 year old wooden sailing vessel of Gloucester. Built in Ulstrup, Aarshws. Measured L. 31.31m x B. 7.64m x D. 3.35m. Owned by K. Pedersen, master was H. Chapple. En route from Garston to Cork, cargo of coal. Captured by a German submarine, scuttled/ sank with bombs. Wreck probably surveyed in October 1982. Lies in a general sea depth of 26m, least depth 23.8m.

Period:
1917

Coordinates:
52.94°N, 5.85°W

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