| 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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