Shipwrecks

INFOMAR seabed survey

Survey identity: Oldfield Grange.

Recorded water depth

109.304 m

Surveyed remains

Length 15 m; width 11 m.

Survey reference

CE03_03 · IE_GSI_MI_shipwk_ID_34

Measurements describe the surveyed remains, not necessarily the original vessel. Depth is a survey value, not a live reading or navigation clearance.

INFOMAR loss date: 1917-12-11. Other source dates are retained above where supplied.

Survey note: Poor forms, semi-elongate rough areas (had to image from raw)

Open seabed survey image

Survey images are sonar-derived views of the seabed, not dive photographs.

Historical background

Oldfield Grange was a British cargo steamer built in 1913. She survived a torpedo attack in June 1917 but was sunk by U-62 on 11 December while carrying general cargo from New York to Cardiff. She had fallen behind convoy HL19; no lives were lost.

Further reading: Historical facts: uboat.net; original WakeAtlas summary.