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
intermediateSuitable for Advanced Open Water divers
Island
Malta
Locality
Birgu (Vittoriosa)
Coordinates
35.89048°N, 14.52271°E ↗
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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 ↗

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