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Princess Victoria

Shipwreck

What is recorded here

Princess Victoria is a RO/RO passenger ferry lost in 1953, lying intact on its side at 81m in County Down. A 91.4m long anomaly w. scour pits still marks the place where the sea took the ship and kept the shape of what it took.
The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Princess Victoria as RO/RO passenger ferry. It was lost in 1953. Recorded depth: 81m. Recorded condition: Intact + on its side. 91.4m long anomaly w. scour pits.
Princess Victoria was a Ro/ro passenger ferry that sank in 1953 off Northern Ireland. It was lost with 78 people on board, resulting in 72 fatalities, and remains significant as one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in the UK.

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