Oriole Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Oriole Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 9.8 N,1 50.92 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 32 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ORIOLE |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 79.2 m |
| Width | 11.6 m |
| Draught | 4.6 |
| Tonnage | 1489 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,general and mixed goods |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 30, 1915 |
| Original Detection Year | 1915 |
| Last Detection Year | 1986 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | 9.12.81 9.12.81 SHOWN AS USC 20MTRS IN 511004N, 015000E [EUR] ON FRENCH 6651 [2ND EDN, 1981]. INS AS USC PA 20MTRS. BR STD. H4951/84 4.9.85 H4951/84 4.9.85 WK, COVERED WITH LESS THAN 20MTRS, IN 510951N, 015100E [EUR], APPROX. (FRENCH NM 85 28 27). AMEND TO DW PA. - NM 2511/85. H2981/78 31.7.86 H2981/78 31.7.86 NOT FOUND. TO BE DELETED. (FRENCH NM 86 24 27). DELETED. AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 2372/86. |
| Last Amended Date | May 29, 1987 |
Circumstances of loss
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 20, WHILE ON PASSAGE LONDON TO LE HAVRE. (WW1SL, DODS & NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 13).
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