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plymouth 3

Maine

3616-ton cargo steamer, built 1905. 375ft x 46ft. 3600hp triple-expansion engine.  Cargo: 500 tons chalk, 50 tons general, London for Philadelphia

Depth  33 mtrs.
Sunk: 23 March, 1917, by torpedo from bow tube of UC-17 (Oberleutnant Ralph Wenninger) striking port side level with No 2 hold. Despite tow, sank one mile from Bolt Head.
Diving: Upright on even keel on shingle. 15m proud. Most popular dive in Devon. Remains of superstructure to starboard. Most broken on port side near bow.Only a fourty minute boat ride from MBC.Plymouth.