weather ahead, the infamous 1938 hurricane. She turned to avoid the storm, but the storm also turned and she sailed right into it. Despite category 5 winds and huge seas, she survived the storm with only cosmetic damage and sick passengers. In August 1939, she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser, retaining the name Carinthia. She was accepted into service on 30 December 1939. At 13.13 hours on 6 June 1940, the Carinthia, on a northern patrol, was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland west of Galway Bay, in coordinates by the . The badly damaged ship remained afloat for 36 hours before she sank during the evening of 7 June. Four people died during the sinking — two crew members and two ratings. Wreck The wreck lies at the position () at a depth of 384 ft - 117m, 30 miles east of Bloody Foreland. Citations Bibliography External links 1925 ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the Cunard Line Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness World War II Auxiliary cruisers of the Royal Navy Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Maritime incidents in June 1940 Shipwrecks of Ireland Maritime incidents in Ireland