Ladoga (SS)

Steel Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1918

1,917-ton, four-year-old British steel steamship of Leith. Measured 83.82m x 12.19m x 5.84m. Owned by Shipping Controller, captain was A. W. Reid. En route from Bilbao to Maryport, Cargo of iron ore. Torpedoed, sunk by a German submarine UB-73. 29 lives lost. The wreck of the Ladoga may hav been lcoated by the UKHO in 1980 during a seabed survey. The wreck measures approximately 100m long and 12m high and has a NW/SE orientation on the seabed.

Type:

Steel Steamship

Period:

1918

Coordinates:

52.51°N, 5.66°W

More places nearby

• Conovium (SV) (4.0 km)
• Ennistown (SS) (5.7 km)

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