Gwladmena
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The
steamship Maggie Warrington was laid down by Irvine
Shipbuilding & Drydock in Sunderland, England, and was
launched in 1878 for the British company Samuel Hough Ltd.
She changed name and owners several times during her
career, and sailed as Gwladmena under her last owner Stone
T. & Company in Sunderland. Under a journey to Lerwick
loaded with coal, she collided with the Danish steamer
Flora 2.January 1918 and sank. Salvage has been done on
the wreck, and also her old age is starting to show. The
wreck rest on her keel as a classic Donald Duck wreck on a
depth of approx 35 to 40 meter a couple of hundred meters
from shore outside Lerwick.
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| 60.08.12 N 01.08.38 W ( Source: Scapa Flow Wrecks ) Last updated: August 2016 |
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