FORTUNA SS

FORTUNA. (Depth 28m bottom 24m top - 6.6 N/miles South from Newhaven)
A 76m long Dutch Steamship weighing in at 1,254 tons. It was sunk by a German mine, when it was on its way from Cardiff to Rotterdam..

Fortuna: 1.254 ton 270ft by 36ft beam. Dutch Steamship.Position: 50 41 38N; 00 02 16W, Depth, 30mSunk:. 22nd October 1916 Mined possibly by the UC 60.15 crew died.

Diving : Holed at the stern it is possible to enter her, take care because of silting, she is still intact, portholes are still visible, beer bottles can be found in the wheel house at the rear.

Maatschappij; 1913; N.V. Werf Rijkee & Co; 1.254 tons; 251.4x36.2x16; 150 nhp; triple expansion engines. The Dutch steamship Fortuna was bound from Rotterdam to Cardiff on October 22nd, 1916, when she struck a mine laid by the Germane minelaying submarine UC-16. She sank nine miles S.W. of Beachy Head, with the loss of 15 of her crew.

Nationality:
Dutch
Type of wreck:
Merchant ship
Propulsion:
Steamer
Weight (tons):
1254 grt
Dimensions (m):
80,01x10,97x4,88
Cause lost:
Mine
Date lost:
22/10/1916 [dd/mm/yyyy]
Date built:
1912
Builder:
Rijkee & Co. N. V.
Owner:
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij. (K.N.S.M.)
Engine:
Triple expansion 3cyl
Power:
800 i.h.p.
Speed:
9.5 knots
Depth (m):
30 max. / 24 min.