The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: IONIC STARShip Type: STEEL SSShip Flag: British
Ship Tonnage: 5602Ship Port: Ship Number:
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Ship Draught: Ship Year: Ship Builder:
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Engine Builder:
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: Updated:
Wreck Name: IONIC STARLocation: North of Taylors Bank
Northerly: N 53 32 42.00Westerly: W 003 07 24.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 17/10/1939
Wreck Cargo: FRUIT,COTTON,MEAT,GENWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/163Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/187
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK187Dec Lat: 53.545
Dec Long: -3.123333333333wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/187Ref Note: STRANDED AND BROKE ITS BACK, VOYAGE FROM SANTOS TO LIVERPOOL.
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/187Ref Note: H392/40 26.2.40 POSON 533240N 030721W OR 288DEG 1.7MILES PROM VICTORIA BEACH MARK (MERSEY HR BOARD) H3347/58 16.3.59 POSN 533242N 030724W(MERSEY HR BOARD K1720) 16.4.73(INFO FROM LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) OCT/NOV 1939 BULK OF CARGO RECOVERED & LANDED DESTRUCTION OF VESSEL STARTED BY MS & WB LATER HANDED OVER TO CONTRACTOR ON REPAYMENT FOR WEIGHT OF METAL LANDED. JULY 1941 OFFER ACCEPTED OF SHIP SALVAGE LTD.TO REMOVE 200 TONS AT 4/-PER TON IS ACCEPTED. FEB 1942 USED AS A TARGET FOR GUN PRACTICE. MAY 1942 GUN PRACTICE HAS BEEN STOPPED BUT WILL RECOMMENCE SHORTLY. 18.1.44 181 TONS REMOVED BY SHIP SALVAGE Ltd. 21.3.44 MARINE COMMITTEE ORDER NO FURTHER EXPENDITURE ON THIS WRECK. HT LBD UNKNOWN POSN 533243N 030725W 24.3.75 SHOWN 3500/KF NO 10
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