Rosslyn
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The
steamer Rosslyn was built in Howdon in England, and was
launched in 1902 fpr John Cory & Sons Ltd in Cardiff.
She was another freighter with a rather straightforward
career until the outbreak of World War One. She was then
equipped with a cannon to protect her against hostile
ships and uboats. But its more difficult to protect
against bad weather. She was ordered to Gibraltar due to
the grave danger of German uboats in the Mediterranean,
and while she laid at anchor in Gibraltar 27. February
1916, she drifted under a gale and hit the then newly
built Southern Mole. She disappeared in the deep the
following day. The wreck rest today on a depth of 22
meter.
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(
Source: Dive Buddy ) Picture: Rosslyn Courtesy of Jim Ross Last updated: January 2019 |
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