Narkunda Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Narkunda Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
36 49.249 N,5 0.225 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 | NARKUNDA |
| Type | liner |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 177.1 m |
| Width | 21 m |
| Draught | 13.4 |
| Tonnage | 16632 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 14, 1942 |
| Original Detection Year | 1942 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H04164/42 5.7.42 DW MAST 6FT IN 364938N, 050044E. (PARIS NM 1085/45). - NM 1913/45. H04164/42 23.7.54 MAST 6FT DELETED. (SS 'ARSADIA' HN). R/S. H04164/42 5.4.56 POSN AMENDED TO 364927N, 050023E. (PARIS NM 56/08/26). R/S. 14.2.73 DW SHOWN IN 364927N, 050023E ON FRENCH 3029. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 18, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT BY HARLAND & WOLFF. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PENINSLAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. SERVED AS AN AUXILIARY TRANSPORT DURING THE ALLIED LANDINGS IN FRENCH NORTH AFRICA. SHE HAD DISEMBARKED HER TROOPS AT BOUGIE, AND TURNED FOR HOME, WHEN SHE WAS BOMBED AND SUNK SOME DISTANCE OFF BOUGIE. 31 WERE KILLED. (DODS). CREW OF 66 & 43 GUNNERS, SIX CREW LOST. (LLWW2).
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36 49.249 N,5 0.225 E
Narkunda on Wreck Map
Narkunda Wreck on Google Map
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