Margam Abbey Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Margam abbey Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
37 0.3 N,6 34.75 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 30 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Low Water |
| Name | MARGAM ABBEY |
| Type | steam ship |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 1919 |
| Last Detection Year | 1928 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H9758/19 22.11.19 WK IN 370018N, 063445E OR 140DEGS, 100MTRS FROM R LT ON POINT OF COLLO. (PARIS NM 37/2457/19). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1919) 140DEGS, 0.5C FROM COLLO R LT. - NM 53/19. H692/22 6.2.22 WK IS 120DEGS, 1.25C FROM F.R. LT. (PARIS NM 8/186/22). AMEND POSN. - NM 300/22. H841/28 4.2.28 DELETE. (PARIS NM 4/164). AMEND TO DEAD. DELETE. - NM 312/28. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 18, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM CARDIFF FOR ORAN & ALEXANDRIA. TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE & BEACHED. TWO LIVES LOST. (WW1SL & LLWW1).
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