SS Inkosi (1902)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Inkosi |
| Builder: | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen |
| Launched: | 1902 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 28 March 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Steam merchant ship |
| Tonnage: | 3,661 tons |
| Length: | 350 ft |
SS Inkosi was a 3661 ton British steamship built in 1902. She was torpedoed and sunk during the First World War by the German U-boat SM U-96 on 28 March 1918, while on passage from Liverpool for Lamlash and Pernambuco with a general cargo and coal. Three crew were lost with the vessel. [1]
The wreck now lies 6½ miles south of Burrow Head in Scotland. (12½ miles NNW of Point of Ayre, Isle of Man, 34 miles west of Whitehaven, England). GPS position 54º 35.463N 004º 24.884W
Largely intact, other than a split about ½ way down (due to the torpedo blast) and considerable collapse of superstructure, she lies on her starboard side at approx 45º with her bow pointing to the SE. The wreck is occasionally dived on.
References
- ↑ Shipwrecks of the Isle of Man by Adrian Corkill ISBN 0752426982
