| Sail
Vessel construction |
Wooden
construction unless otherwise stated. |
| Steamer
construction |
Steel
unless otherwise stated. |
| Tonnage |
No
distinction has been made between gross or net tonnage (imperial). |
| Dimensions |
Imperial
Feet & Inches unless otherwise stated. |
| Latitude/Longitude |
Accurate
marks have "GPS" in brackets beside Lat/Long., otherwise
they have been calculated from an Admiralty Chart by survivors of
the wreck, or by divers who have visited the site. |
| Distances |
Given
in Imperial measurement only. |
| Origin
of vessel |
Origin
is that of the vessel's Port of Registry e.g. "London Barque" |
| "OFF"
& "NEAR" |
Position
unknown but within a few miles of the Location the vessel is listed
under. |
| Bombed
by U-Boat - |
Bombs
or Scuttling Charges placed on-board by U-Boat's crew, after vessel's
crew have been allowed to abandon ship. |
| Shelled
by U-Boat - |
Vessel
sunk by gunfire from U-Boat with or without vessel's crew escaping
beforehand. |
| Foundered |
Filled
with water and sank. |
| Went/Drove/Ran
ashore or stranded |
Struck
the shore/beach/sand bank while still under power/sail. In most cases
the vessel probably was salvaged unless stated that it was "wrecked"
once aground. |
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