What is recorded here

Tartary is a merchant steamship that sank off County Down in 1918, now resting at 140 metres. The lost empire fantasies have no claim on her name; she belongs to the sea, to the men who boarded her, and to the place where she fell.

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Tartary as Merchant steamship. It was lost in 1918. Recorded depth: 140m.

Tartary was a merchant steamship lost in 1918 at a depth of 140 meters. It is believed to have been sunk during World War I, likely by a U-boat, though no details of lives or cargo lost are recorded.

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