Cartagena Dive
March 9, 2025
Cartagena dive
The S.S. Cartagena was a T.R. Class minesweeping trawler built in Ontario, Canada by the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co in 1917 for the British Admiralty and known as T.R. 4. The ships dimensions were 38.1 m long, 7.2 m wide and 4.1 m deep with a displacement of 275 tons. In 1926 the gun platform was removed and a fish hold was made forward of the main bunkers and she was sold to the Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Company. The ship was renamed Cartagena. In December 1927 the ship was sold on to the Brazilian Ministry of Marine, on condition that it was delivered to Rio de Janeiro. The Cartagena left Fleetwood on 14 January 1928 and set sail properly in heavy weather the following day. A drum of oil and an unused life boat from the ship were found in Llandudno the following day. All 12 of the crew were lost
The SS Cartagena now lies upright in approximately 35m of water 6 miles off the N.E. coast of Anglesey.
Alf is organising a rib dive to this wreck.
For further details please contact Alf on do@traffordsubaqua.co.uk