Glen Tanar
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The
steamer War Usk was built by Harkness
& Sons Ltd in Middlesbrough, and was launched in
June 1920 for The Shipping Controller / TSC in
London. Shortly after launch she was sold to John Cock & Son in Aberdeen
and renamed to Glen Tanar. Eight years later she was
sold again to her last owner South
Georgia Ltd in Leith. On a journey to Ålvik loaded with
coke she hit ground in Hardangerfjord 1.January 1937.
She was stuck till the next morning when she broke in
two parts and disappeared in the deep. The shallow part
of the wreck and some inventory was salvaged, but the
stern still rest in the deep today northeast of
Grønnevika, on a depth of approximately 52 to 78 meter.
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| 60° 5' 25" N, 5° 55' 21" E Last updated: September 2019 |
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