Wreck of SS Atlantic Conveyor
Shipwreck site
- Position
- About 50.7° S, 54.4° 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 military vessel lost in war, by enemy action. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
Legal basis: Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (UK).
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 95%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
Atlantic Conveyor was a British Merchant Navy container ship, registered in Liverpool, that was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence during the Falklands War. She was struck on 25 May 1982 by two Argentine air-launched AM39 Exocet missiles, killing 12 sailors. The ship sank under tow on 28 May, becoming the first British merchant vessel lost to enemy action since the Second World War. The wrecksite is designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
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