Wreck of SS Espagne (1909)
Shipwreck site
- Position
- About 50.4° N, 1.5° W (within about 10 km)
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised to protect a war grave
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
A vessel lost in 1917, during a world war, by enemy action. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 70%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
SS Espagne was a Belgian cargo ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM UC-71 in the English Channel off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, England, while she was travelling from Le Havre, France to Newport, Wales.
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SS Espagne (1909) is a recorded shipwreck site. Voydar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.
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