Wednesday 18 February 2009

BRAUNTON

Braunton: 4.575 ton 380ft British MerchantmanPosition: 50 38 54N; 00 10 45E, Depth, 30m Sunk:. 7th April 1916 Torpedoed by UB29Diving: Bows to the west stern stand 13m high, Cargo of Shells,1,800 tons Stern is intact on her port side, shell and ammunition all around.

Braunton Distance from Eastbourne: 11 miles
Sunk: 07/04/1916, on passage Boulogne to Newport, torpedoed by UB-29
Details: Steamship, British Merchantman, 116m by 15.2m, 4575 tons.
Depth: 30m
Diving: Bows to the west stern stand 13m high.

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