Sank following collision with an unidentified Royal Navy torpedo boat destroyer. Year Built: 1903 Builder: W. Gray & Co. Ltd. Engine HP: 287 Boilers: 2 Owner: Trechmann SS. Co. Ltd. Crew: 31 Crew Lost: 0 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. Board of Trade WW1 Wreck Abstract 1918 Pt.II p37(3); Lloyds Register 1915-16 No.922(N); DOD.1990 Ed. P516 (5)

Vertical Datum: LAT (1)

Sank, following a collision, while en route Bilbao to Middlesbrough. (2)

Steam vessel which sank following a collision whilst en route from Bilbao to Middlesbrough with iron ore on 04-JAN-1918. She lies at 50 58.15N, 01 08.44E and is upright. She is reasonably intact, although she has been swept. (3)

Sank following collision with an unidentified Royal Navy torpedo boat destroyer. (5)(6)

'Wreck lies in a general depth of 33m, standing 12m proud of the seabed.' (6)

11-APR-1918: 51 00 00N, 001 07 00E.

1-OCT-1959: In 46ft, least depth 68ft, in general depth 103ft.

16-NOV-1961: Foul 59ft in 114ft, scour 118ft.

26-SEP-1977: In 50 58 15N, 001 08 44E. Depth 19.4m in general depth 33m, length 95m, lying 045/225 deg.

09-AUG-1983: Positively identified as the NUNIMA, she lies upright on seabed and is fairly intact. (1)

Two shellcases, two military lapel badges and a lampholder were recovered from this wreck, position 50 58.15N 001 08.44E. (Droit A/476) (4)

A door lock and handles, and 2 bottles recovered from this wreck, 4.5 miles off Folkestone. (Droit A/2024) (4)

A wheel and a telegraph recovered from this wreck, position 50 58.15N 001 08.44E. (Droit A/2372) (4)

A depth sounder recovered from this wreck, position 50 58.15N 001 08.44E. (Droit A/2932) (4)

A bell and a shell case recovered from this wreck, position 50 58.17N 001 18.42E [sic] . (Droit A/3201) (4)

A small handheld whetstone recovered from this wreck off Folkestone. (Droit 024/04) (8)

A glass lens, 6cm diameter; a glass base with a broken lip, 15cm high; and a brass coat hook recovered from the NUNIMA in position 50 58.15N 001 08.44E. (Droit 135/04) (8)

An artillery shell, approximately 30 inches high, 4.5 inches diameter, recovered from a position close to the wreck of the NUNIMA. The marks on the base are 1916 CF.- and the shell is empty of cordite and detonator. (Droit 136/04) (8)

A porthole recovered from this wreck, in position 50 58.291N 001 08.648E. (Droit 172/05) (9)

Built: 1903 (5)(6)
Builder: W. Gray & Co. Ltd. (5)(6)
Where built: West Hartlepool (6)
Engine HP: 287 (5)(6)
Boilers: 2 (5)(6)
Owner: Trechmann SS. Co. Ltd. (5)(6)
Crew: 31 (5)(6)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index.
Board of Trade WW1 Wreck Abstract 1918 Pt.II p37(3); Lloyds Register 1915-16 No.922(N)

<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> Charles Hocking, 1990, Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam (Bibliographic reference). SKE6351.

<3> McDonald, K., 1994, Dive Kent (Monograph). SWX9309.

<4> Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2001, Receiver of Wreck Amnesty (23-Jan to 24-Apr-2001) (Unpublished document). SKE31909.

<5> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<6> Larn, Richard and Bridget, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.

<7> Receiver of Wreck, Receiver of Wreck Droit, 2004 (Unpublished document). SKE31911.

<8> Receiver of Wreck, Receiver of Wreck Droit, 2005 (Unpublished document). SKE31911.