Ulva (SS)

Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1940

1,401-ton steamship of London en route from Newport to Gibraltar when hit by a torpedo and sank. The lifeboat and other wreckage were found west of Mingulay Island on 22 September 1940. The co-ordiantes for the sinking position were given as 55 45N, 11 45W, however, the wreck located in 1987 by the UKHO at 55 48N, 11 37W.

Type:

Steamship

Period:

1940

Coordinates:

55.80°N, 11.62°W

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