This is the information page about the shipwreck Ada (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 41.921 N,5 36.075 W (49.930316666667, -5.3332333333333)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. A a raven
2. Ada (possibly)
3. Aurelien
4. Briagha mara
5. Brigamara
6. Carpo (possibly)
7. Catena
8. Chattahoochee (possibly)
9. Christine
10. City of corinth (possibly)
11. Congener
12. Corvus
13. Emblem
14. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
15. Facto
16. Garthclyde (possibly)
17. Graziella
18. Henley (possibly)
19. Hms mourne (possibly)
20. Hockwold
21. Holland xix
22. Kalibia (possibly)
23. Kilmaho
24. Kornog (possibly)
25. Lorle (probably)
26. Lovat
27. Madame midas (possibly)
28. Maidag (possibly)
29. Maria de larrinaga
30. Marie roberts
31. Mervyn (possibly)
32. Nanna (possibly)
33. Noya (possibly)
34. Orion
35. Polycarp (possibly)
36. Regency (probably)
37. Reidar (possibly)
38. Sabre of newquay
39. Semper parates
40. Sidmouth (possibly)
41. Tungufoss
42. U 1018
43. U 1209 (possibly)
44. U 247 (possibly)
45. U 399
46. Umdali mendi (possibly)
47. Underwood
48. Vigrid (possibly)
49. Vinovia
50. Westwood (possibly)

 

Name: ADA (POSSIBLY)

Length 69.5 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1111 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: sunk by german submarine 15m s 0.5w of wolf rock whilst en route from bilbao to ayr. (ll ww1). captured by german submarine and scuttled. was on passage bilbao to ayr. (naval staff monographs, vol 17).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 89 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 1989

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 22 MILES S OF LANDS END. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 17). H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 CONTACT IN 494230N, 053600W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H0113/45 29.12.44 H0113/45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 494230N, 053600W. LENGTH 250FT, HEIGHT 36FT. LIES 120/300DEGS. (ESCORT GROUP 9, 29.12.44 AND 15.1.45). GOOD CONTACT. LENGTH 162FT, HEIGHT 30FT. (ESCORT GROUP 19). H2590/76 16.3.76 H2590/76 16.3.76 EXAM'D IN 494153N, 053558W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 84 IN GEN DEPTH 91MTRS. DEFINITE WK LYING WNW/ESE AND STANDING 7MTRS ABOVE SEABED. GOOD RETURNS ON DCS3. NOT CLOSELY INVESTIGATED. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). CHART AS WK 84.0MTRS [46FMS]. R/P. H2979/74 16.11.77 H2979/74 16.11.77 2 FFS IN 494206N, 053556W [OGB] AND 494211N, 053603W [OGB]. POSNS BY DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. H1310/82 4.8.82 H1310/82 4.8.82 WK, STANDING 12MTRS ABOVE SEABED, IN POSN BY DECCA. (S N GLINSKI, 15.7.82). AMEND TO WK 79MTRS. R/P. H6501/87 7.3.89 H6501/87 7.3.89 EXAM'D 10.11.88 IN 494153N, 053601W [OGB] USING 4-RANGE TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58 IN GEN DEPTH 89.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 28.2MTRS, SHADOW HT 14.9MTRS. INTACT, LYING 110/290DEGS WITH BOWS NW. LENGTH 67.5MTRS, BEAM 14.9MTRS. MAIN BODY OF WK STANDS 10MTRS HIGH BUT AN OBSTN WAS OBSERVED ON HYDROSEARCH WHICH IS 28MTRS ABOVE SEABED [LIKELY TO BE NETS FOULED ON WK]. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY E/S AND DCS3. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 430). AMEND TO WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 942/89.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 49 41.921 N,5 36.075 W

 

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