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Asbourg


Asbourg
 
Asbourg  
Dive Category Wreck
Dive Type Band 50
Max. depth: 28 (M)
Trip Time: 6H :00M

Minimum number of divers: 10

Max Depth - 28m
Tonnage - 2751
Length - 321
Type of vessel - Steam Ship
Date sunk - 03 Jan 1918
How sunk - Torpedoed
Former names - Leonidas
Wreck height - 7m

Travelling from Newcastle to Leghorn with a mixture of sheet steel, drums and coal the Asbourg was torpedoed by UC-75. No loss of life. She sits upright and is definitely a wreck to put on your wish list.