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Type: 521" Cunard Liner
Picture:
The sister ship of the Aurania
Wreck Information: The SS Aurania was a twin screw liner launched on 16 July 1916 She was the third of three ships built by Cunard to serve the Canadian service, which was inaugurated in 1911. The other two were the Andania and Alaunia.and was immediately fitted out as a troopship. It made its maiden voyage from the Tyne to New York on 28 March 1917 and on its return sailed to Liverpool. The ship remained on hire to the Government for the rest of its career and was employed on the North Atlantic service. On 3 February 1918 it left Liverpool and was routed around the coast of Northern Ireland, bound for New York. On the following morning it was some 15 miles north-west of Inistrahull, off the coast of Donegal, when it was hit by a torpedo from German submarine UB.67.
Harbour / slip: Tobermory or Loch Aline
Parking directions: Lochaline - car park Oban - end of pier or leaving oban heading north on the steep hill to the right is a free car park takes 10 mins to walk back to the pier
Distance from harbour: 11 miles from Tobermory and 22 miles from Lochaline.
Lat & Long: 56-36-00N 06-19-36W
Chart: Chart 2171, Sound of Mull and Approaches
Depth: 20 - 25mTides: Tide Tables
Dive Boat: Brendan Peregrine Sound diver Gannet Silver swift
Dive Shop: Loch Aline dive centre Puffin dive centre Oban Divers
Accommodation: The best place to stay to do the Aurania is the Loch Aline dive centre half way up the sound of Mull. They have air, nitrox, trimix and accomadation
Suggested experience: Sport diver
Other comments: The boilers are the biggest bit of the wreck left, saw some portholes on the big plates on the sand. There are over falls to the NW of this wreck at the tip of Callioch Point. The Aurania is just a collection of metal on the seabed,
Pub: Lochaline social club / The Mishnish
Created by: John Nicolson
Date: 10/5/07
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