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SS Castilian (1919)

1919 ships1943 in WalesMaritime incidents in February 1943Protected wrecks of WalesShip infoboxes without an image
Ships built on the River TeesShips of the Ellerman LinesSteamships of the United KingdomWorld War II merchant ships of the United KingdomWorld War II shipwrecks in the Irish Sea

SS Castilian was a British cargo steamship and is now a dangerous wreck in the Irish Sea off the coast of North Wales. She was built in 1919 to a standard First World War design. In 1943 while carrying munitions she struck rocks off The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey and sank. An exclusion zone under section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (Prohibition on approaching dangerous wrecks) forbids scuba diving within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the wreck because her explosive cargo remains dangerous.

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LL77 7YR
Wales, United Kingdom
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