Type:       Armed merchant cruiser  (British ocean liner)  

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Wreck Information :    This ship has not been found yet. She was a 12,000-ton liner belonging to the Orient Steam Navigation Company, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasgow, She had steam quadruple-expansion engines, twin screws and made 18 knots.She was drummed into service by the Royal Navy, armed with four seven-inch guns and made part of the Northern Patrol. Her peacetime role, for which she was built, was as a passenger liner and mail ship between Britain and Australia, as well as other parts of the Empire. She was torpedoed and sunk by the UC49 in the North Atlantic on July 22, 1917. Ten men were killed by the initial explosion, but there were no further casualties.

Harbour / slip:          Stromness

Parking directions:     At the Harbour
                                   

Distance from harbour: Not Known yet

Lat / Long:    N58 54 W6 28 this is where its suposed to be.....           

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Depth:  Not Known

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Diveboat:       The Karin    Jean Elaine

Diveshop:         Scapascuba

Accommodation:                               

Suggested experience: RB Trimix

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Pub:                     The Ferry Inn & Flatties Bar               

Created by:    Finstrokes 

Date:       27/8/08                      

Thanks To:    Kevin Heath for the picture and lee for Information.                  

Underwater photos: Hopefully to follow

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