The mysterious SS Chrysopolis, still holding her secrets in the Irish Sea




The SS Chrysopolis allegedly got stranded in February fog about 2.5 miles off Southport's Spencer's Bank, some time around the end of WW1.


Dates and reports vary it seems because some give the stranding as 14th February 1919. Other sources say it was 21 Feb or 28 and in 1917 or even 1918.


To add to the mystery, wartime reporting restrictions were said to apply to the press. Therefore, how confident can we be that it was even a straightforward standing? 





































The Chrysopolis was 260 feet in lengt...
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Published on June 12, 2017 03:36
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