The Torbay British Sub-Aqua Club bought the wreck for £100 in 1962 and salvaged the bronze propeller, selling it for £800.
The propeller was proudly displayed on a plinth outside Safeway supermarket in Paignton town centre, until the redevelopment of the site in the early 2000s. The propeller was being sold for scrap, but was rescued by a farmer and now is in a field in Kingsteignton.
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maine, other, ships, with, same, name, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2. For other ships with the same name see USS Maine This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources SS Maine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message SS Maine was a British steamship launched in 1905 as a 3600 ton cargo steamer with a triple expansion engine She was torpedoed and sunk on 21 November 1917 by UC 17 about 10 miles 16 km off Dartmouth She sank gracefully upright and on an even keel citation needed and sits on shingle 36 metres 118 ft deep at 50 12 750 N 3 50 955 W 50 212500 N 3 849250 W 50 212500 3 849250 SS Maine HistoryLaunched19 November 1904FateSunk 1917General characteristicsTypeSteamshipTonnage3600 tonsInstalled powerTriple expansion steam engineThe Torbay British Sub Aqua Club bought the wreck for 100 in 1962 and salvaged the bronze propeller selling it for 800 The propeller was proudly displayed on a plinth outside Safeway supermarket in Paignton town centre until the redevelopment of the site in the early 2000s The propeller was being sold for scrap but was rescued by a farmer and now is in a field in Kingsteignton References Edit This diving related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Maine amp oldid 1148894055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
