The Pomeranian was built in 1882 by Earle´s Shipbuilding Co, Hull as the Grecian Monarch for the Monarch Line. she 381ft long with a beam of 43.8ft, one funnel, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots.
She was passenger accommodation for 40-1st, 60-2nd and 1,000-3rd passengers and was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC-77 near Portland Bill on 15th April 1918 with the loss of 55 lives.
The wreck although upright lies in a peculiar fashion, in two main sections. The cabins stand some 7m off the seabed, and the rest of the vessel is flattened apart from the bow and stern which lie with a 45 degree list to starboard.
There are many stories about this wreck having standard diving equipment onboard.
She now lies in a depth of 35 m.