Name SS Mopang Yard number 90 Launched 15 November 1919 Builder Submarine Boat Co | Operator A. H. Bull & Co. Completed 10 January 1920 Length 102 m | |
Owner United States Shipping Board Route Constantinople to Burgas | ||
Wreck diving bulgaria ss mopang hd
Mopang was a Sub Boats type (EFC Design 1023) cargo steamship built in 1920 by the Submarine Boat Co shipyard in Newark, New Jersey owned by Electric Boat Company (later General Dynamics). The ship was produced as part of a special program of the US Shipping Board that provisioned 150 identical ships to compensate for the losses from the war. The vessel sank on July 1, 1921 after hitting a mine near the port of Burgas.
The wreck lies largely intact on its starboard side at a depth between 20 m (66 ft) and 33 m (108 ft) of water. Height from the bottom is 7 m (23 ft). The main damage from the explosion is to the bow section of the ship. Clearly discernible are the superstructures, parts of the funnel and deck. The holds and some of the cabins are freely accessible. Parts of the cargo – a heap of boots, wooden boxes with spare parts, etc. are visible in the holds. The screw with a diameter of around three meters and the stern hoist are in place. The anchor chain slides along the hull and sinks into the silt on the bottom. Probably the anchor came loose at the time of sinking and wound itself about the ship.