Name SS Eastfield Fate Sunk, 27 November 1917 Launched 1901 Builders North Hylton, Sunderland | Yard number 113 Type Armed merchant ship Length 87 m | |
Owner The Field Line (Cardiff) Ltd. Identification Official number 112797 | ||
Ss eastfield 1917
SS Eastfield was a 2,150 ton armed steamship which was torpedoed by the German U-boat SM UB-57 on 27 November 1917. The wreck sits intact at 50°14.255′N 4°42.262′W at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft) off Mevagissey, Cornwall. The cargo of coal can be found scattered on the sea bed nearby.
The ship was built by Osbourne, Graham & Company of Sunderland in 1901, and owned by The Field Line (Cardiff) Ltd.
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