Maritime record TR 34 SW 415 - Wreck of the Empress of Fort William

Summary

The Empress of Fort William was a Canadian Merchant Steamship Built by Swann, Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Newcastle in 1908. It weighed 2181 Tons and at the time it was sunk it was carrying a cargo of 3,300 tons of coal. It was struck by a mine and sunk when going to the aid of the Maloja, another ship which was struck by a mine in 1916. (location accurate to the nearest 100m absed on available information)

Location

Grid reference TR 3326 4061 (point)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Unknown, 2019, Canterbury Divers: Wreck Sites (Website). SKE52189.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a. [Mapped feature: #14021 Wreck site, ]
  • <2> Website: Unknown. 2019. Canterbury Divers: Wreck Sites.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2019 3:24PM