Maritime record MWX2467 - Aparima
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Summary
Armed Steamship - Captain J.G.S.Doorley. Torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine UB-40, 19 November 1917.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Items recovered from the wreck of the Aparima located in Poole Bay: 1 x bronze cock valve (1); 1 x porthole light (broken glass) (2); 1 x porthole with glass (3); 1 x wooden lifeboat tiller with brass fitting 900x60, 1 x small plate partially reconstructed from fragments with 'USSCo' crest (4).
The Aparima was a luxury cargo and passenger liner and was built in 1902 for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. She measured 430ft by 54ft, with a height of nearly 40ft and a gross weight of 5704 tons. On the 19th November 1917 she was torpedoed by a German submarine while sailing from London to Barry. At least 56 of her passengers and crew were killed. (6)
Position 50 29.41N 1 55.10W derived from (7)
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX491 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2236.
- <2> SWX252 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0322.
- <3> SWX230 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0119.
- <4> SWX227 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0099.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 032.
- <6> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. 271.
- <7> SDO10496 Monograph: Wendes, D. 2006. South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979.
- <8> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 9.
Finds (5)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0585 6555 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ06NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0044
Record last edited
Dec 2 2019 11:39AM