Maritime record MWX1707 - Romsdalen
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Summary
English cargo vessel, 1917.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-84. (1) Built: 1895 Builder: W Gray and Co. Where Built: West Hartlepool Horsepower: 224 Boilers: 2 Propulsion: screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Owner: G B Harland and; Co. Master: Weatherall Construction: p.deck 27ft; q.deck 90ft; 1 x deck; machinery by Central Marine Eng. Works, West Hartlepool Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index; LR 1916 17 No 744
Divers report she is intact, apart from her superstructure, which has either been swept or is collapsing.(8)
Position 5032.22 N 2 40.06W taken from (8)
gross tonnage
1917 wreck of an English cargo vessel, torpedoed by the German submarine U 84 while en route from Swansea to Calais with a cargo of patent fuel. The remains of the ROMSDALEN are believed to be the wreck described in record 1601011. See also record 904584 for a wreck formerly believed to be her remains.
Status: Casualty <9>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <3> SWX4540 Index: 1990. Lloyds war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918. p94.
- <4> SWX4539 Monograph: Tennant, A J. 1990. British Merchant Ships Sunk by U boats in the 1914-1918 War. p117.
- <5> SWX4538 Monograph: 1988. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 and 1939-45. p33.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 127.
- <7> SWX365 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0875.
- <8> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. 65 (p61).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1149132.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 5265 5435 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY55SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0488
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 136
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1149132
Record last edited
Sep 19 2023 2:54PM