Armed Liner

• Lies 4 miles East-South-East of Rams Head.
• Well scattered with some fair sized chunks remaining.
• Stern with gun lies to the East with largely intact bow to West.
• Masts lie alongside and the boilers are the highest point of the wreck.
• Large quantity of used artillery shells lying around and brass bars in the hold.
• Needs fair weather.
• A 1 - 1.5 knot current runs at mid tide.
• Dive at Slack Water.

Historical Information:

• A four masted, twin funnel liner, originally names "Principe Di Piemonte", she was built in 1907 by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland for the Lloyd Sabauda shipping line.
• She measured 131.06 x 16.02 x 7.62 metres and grossed 6,705 tons.
• Powered by a 6 cylinder triple-expansion steam engine which generated 807 hp.
• At the time of loss she was owned by Cunard S.S. C. Ltd. and had been renamed "Folia".
• She was armed with a 12 pounder 12 cwt stern gun.
• While bound New York for Avonmouth with a 4,400 ton cargo of trench digging machinery, shell cases and general cargo, she was torpedoed by U-53, commanded by Hans Rose, which then surfaced and finally sank her with their deck gun.
• Salvaging attempts were made as recently as 1977. One of two bronse propellers is at Dungarvan.
• Captain was F. Inch.
• 7 crew were lost out of 85.
• Richard Larn's book give position as 4 miles South-East of Rams Head.