The Fortuna
A bit about the wreck - Sank nine miles southwest of Beachy Head on 22 October 1916
The Fortuna was a 76m-long steel steamship built in 1913 by NV Werf Rijkee & Company of Amsterdam. The ship had a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine and a single boiler, which produced 150hp. While on a voyage from Rotterdam to Cardiff with a cargo of cement, the Fortuna became a victim of submarine UC-60. The ship was sunk by one of the submarine's mines and its entire crew of 15 was lost in the disaster.
After a fairly mixed week of bright but windy weather, the dive was cancelled due to high winds - A typical English Bank Holiday !!!
Ah well better luck next time !!
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