SS SALAMINIA

3D Model

SS SALAMINIA, CARGO VESSEL. 1918

Shipwreck off the east coast of Ireland, around 31km east of Skerries.

SS Salaminia, built by J. Readhead & Sons, South Shields in 1897 and owned at the time of her loss by Embiricos & Drosopulos Maritime Co. Ltd., Andros, was a Greek steamer of 3112 tons. On March 30th, 1918, Salaminia, on a voyage from Barrow to Barry Roads in ballast, was shelled by the German submarine UB-64 (Otto von Schrader).

On 31st March, she was found by HMY Greta, abandoned and with dead crew on board. She was subsequently scuttled at 2 a.m.

NMS Ref: W02082

UKHO Wreck ID 7039

Wrecksite.eu https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?66819?menu=no?chart=no

Data collected by INFOMAR. www.infomar.ie

Length 100m, Width 14m, Water Depth 86.7m

Lat 51.1414 Long -10.2529

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