SS The Ramsey
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SS The Ramsey | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | ferry, armed merchant cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 32 km from land |
| Position | 59.6000, -1.4167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS or RMS The Ramsey was a passenger steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from 1912 to 1914. She had been built in 1895 as Duke of Lancaster for the joint service to Belfast of the London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway companies. The steamer was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914 as the armed boarding vessel HMS Ramsey and sunk the following year.
Location
- Recorded position: 59.6000, -1.4167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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