MINERVA

MINERVA 1

Early iron screwed Norwegian steamship [43M] – Captain C. Christiansen. (Detail in Dive Dorset: 50 p53: GPS; 50 29.60N; 02 45.31W) (Clarke: has GPS; 50 29.61N; 02 58.34W). (Minimal detail in LARN) – Scuttled (or possibly torpedoed) by a German Submarine, 15 miles WNW of Portland Bill. Check Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant Shipping Losses WW1: p92; LCWLR: WW1, p131 & Lloyd’s Register: 1915-16 No. 1241(M)


Day of Loss: 10

Month of Loss: 5

Year of Loss: 1917


Longitude: 50 29.60

Latitude: 02 45.31


Approximate Depth: 43

Aliases, aka: MARIE