Shipwreck off the south coast of Ireland, around 88km south of Fasnet Rock.
SS Hesperian was a British ocean liner that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-20, 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) south west by south of the Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean on 4 September 1915 with the loss of 32 lives, while she was travelling from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Montreal, Canada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Hesperian)
SS Hesperian remained afloat and survived the attack, but she foundered 2 days later while under tow.
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13784
Data collected by INFOMAR. www.infomar.ie
Length 150m, Width 49m. Water Depth 115.6m.
Lat 50.6097 Long -9.4287
Ocean Liner, NMS reference W08383, CV21_03 , IE_GSI_shipwrk_ID_542
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