What is recorded here
Recorded wreck SWR254 is a steamship broken across forty-three metres of water off County Down. Its stern still stands upright while the bow lies elsewhere, suggesting violent tearing rather than gradual sinking. The engine room remains the pivot point where human machinery met seawater and stopped.
The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Recorded wreck SWR254 as Steamship. It was lost in Unknown. Recorded depth: 43m. Recorded condition: Upright. Stern intact but broken aft of engine room, debris flat on the seabed. Bow section away from the wreck..
Steamship SWR254 was lost in unknown circumstances, lying upright at a depth of 43 meters with its stern intact but broken aft of the engine room. Details on the date, cause, lives, or cargo lost remain unspecified.
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