What is recorded here
Seventy-two metres beneath County Down, the steamship City of Mobile stands upright and intact, a forgotten room suspended in black water. She sank in 1940, yet she keeps her shape, waiting for someone brave enough to enter the dark.
The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies City of Mobile as Steamship. It was lost in 1940. Recorded depth: 72m. Recorded condition: Intact and upright. Anomaly = 100 X 18 X 12m.
City of Mobile was a steamship lost in 1940 off Northern Ireland, likely during World War II. It sank intact and upright in 72 meters of water, with no specific details on lives or cargo lost, though its wartime loss suggests potential strategic or commercial significance.
A wreck point does not grant access or permission to dive, enter land, disturb the site or recover anything. Check current law and local conditions first.
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