What is recorded here

Karanan is a collapsing motor cargo vessel lying thirty-four to forty-three metres deep off County Down. She broke apart in 1942, yet thirty metres of her frame still rise from the sea floor like a drowned tower. What she carried, where she was bound and whether she struck a weapon or simply outlived her own seams has never been recovered. The water keeps that much of her, but it no longer holds her together.

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Karanan as Motor cargo vessel. It was lost in 1942. Recorded depth: 43-34m. Recorded condition: Wreck is largely intact (9m high) but collapsing.

The *Karanan* was a motor cargo vessel lost in 1942 off Northern Ireland, likely during World War II. It sank in 43–34 metres of water, with no specific details on lives or cargo lost, though its intact but collapsing remains suggest it may hold historical or archaeological significance.

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