Freighter · Sunk 1941 · intermediate · Birgu (Vittoriosa)
SS Margit
A 100 m long freighter sunk on 19 April 1941, lying at 24 m depth in the waters off Birgu (Vittoriosa). One of Malta's longer WWII shipwrecks.
Wreck Details
- Vessel type
- Freighter
- Year sunk
- 1941
- Depth
- 24 m
- Length
- 100 m
- Difficulty
- intermediate— Suitable for Advanced Open Water divers
- Island
- Malta
- Locality
- Birgu (Vittoriosa)
- Coordinates
- 35.89048°N, 14.52271°E ↗
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM ↗
Getting There
Straight-line distances from SS Margit to key transport points in Malta:
Malta Airport (MLA)5.5 km
Valletta city centre1.2 km
Gozo ferry (Ċirkewwa)20.0 km
Straight-line distance — road/boat distance will be higher. View on OpenStreetMap ↗
Hotels Near SS Margit
- 382 m
5 min walk - 410 m
5 min walk
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