Located within 48 hours, another salvage operation
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Posted On: 04/25/2023 7:50:11 AM
Located within 48 hours, another salvage operation that was kept quiet for years, as requested by the owner of the wreck.
Shows just how valuable solid research is. It only took a weekend to locate.
S.S. Benmohr (1942) - The last journey……
Wreck search
By Deep Ocean Search
13th April 2023
SS Benmohr was a 6,000-ton cargo vessel owned by Ben Line Steamers of Leith, Scotland. On her last voyage she sailed from Bombay, destination Liverpool via Durban. The ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U-505 300 miles SW from Freetown, Sierra Leone and sank in deep water with no loss of life.
Benmohr carried a large general cargo and approx. 50 tons of cut silver coins amounting to 1,499,034 fine ounces of silver in 1,091 boxes as evidenced by the accompanying telegrams.
Benmohr was followed by U – 505 and torpedoed twice. The Log Books were used by DOS to re-create the attack set up in order to establish the sinking position and create a search box.
DOS went to look for the wreck of Benmohr in 2016.
The search site was some 300 miles from land and it was expected that the seafloor in the area would be difficult. The water depth was in excess of 4,500 meters.
A possible target within an area of large rocky outcrops was detected within 48 hours of the start of the search.
http://www.deepoceansearch.com/project/steam-ship-benmohr/
Shows just how valuable solid research is. It only took a weekend to locate.
S.S. Benmohr (1942) - The last journey……
Wreck search
By Deep Ocean Search
13th April 2023
SS Benmohr was a 6,000-ton cargo vessel owned by Ben Line Steamers of Leith, Scotland. On her last voyage she sailed from Bombay, destination Liverpool via Durban. The ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U-505 300 miles SW from Freetown, Sierra Leone and sank in deep water with no loss of life.
Benmohr carried a large general cargo and approx. 50 tons of cut silver coins amounting to 1,499,034 fine ounces of silver in 1,091 boxes as evidenced by the accompanying telegrams.
Benmohr was followed by U – 505 and torpedoed twice. The Log Books were used by DOS to re-create the attack set up in order to establish the sinking position and create a search box.
DOS went to look for the wreck of Benmohr in 2016.
The search site was some 300 miles from land and it was expected that the seafloor in the area would be difficult. The water depth was in excess of 4,500 meters.
A possible target within an area of large rocky outcrops was detected within 48 hours of the start of the search.
http://www.deepoceansearch.com/project/steam-ship-benmohr/
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