This is the information page about the shipwreck Adamantios j pithis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.809 N,5 10.331 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Balholm
6. Behar
7. Boston city (possibly)
8. Boy toby (possibly)
9. Brynymor
10. Burry
11. Carrier
12. Celtic revenge (possibly)
13. Clapham (probably)
14. Clydesdale
15. Colonian
16. Concha
17. Dakotian
18. Dalserf
19. Drina (probably)
20. Empire beacon (possibly)
21. Englishman
22. Faraday
23. Four winds
24. Georgios markettos (probably)
25. Gerard
26. Gisella (possibly)
27. Glenisla (possibly)
28. Graffoe
29. Gratie gods (possibly)
30. Helene
31. Hematite
32. Highgate (possibly)
33. Highland home (probably)
34. Hms arbutus
35. Hms caroline (aft part)
36. Hms leda (probably)
37. Hms marojam
38. Hms minicoy
39. Hms pilot vessel no.10
40. Hms select (possibly)
41. Hmsm e39
42. Humber
43. Hurst
44. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
45. Ionian
46. Kerloch
47. Kingstown (probably)
48. Lcg 15
49. Lcg no.16
50. Leysian
51. Loch shiel
52. Lord derby (probably)
53. Lucy
54. Maplefield (possibly)
55. Matronna
56. Mersey
57. Morna
58. Morning star
59. Norfolk coast
60. Olive branch
61. Pauline elizabeth
62. Philotis
63. Pikepool (probably)
64. Plm 21
65. Portland (possibly)
66. Prince cadwgan (probably)
67. Princess irene
68. Queen
69. Rasona
70. Renfrew (possibly)
71. Sea farer (possibly)
72. Shaleen
73. Shamrock
74. Sovereign (possibly)
75. St george
76. St jacques (probably)
77. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
78. Szent istvan
79. Thor
80. Tormes (possibly)
81. Trevilla (possibly)
82. Vernicos alexia
83. Vernicos barbara iv
84. Vernicos giorgis
85. Walter l m russ
86. Whitehaven
87. Wiema
88. Wileysike

 

Name: ADAMANTIOS J PITHIS

Length 117.3 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 4537 ton
Load: grain

Cause: vessel, [ex-baron minto] built in 1908 by napier & miller ltd, glasgow. owned at time of loss by pithis bros & co. four boilers, triple expansion engine of 320hp, single shaft. on passage from rosario for sharpness. grain cargo. drove ashore at night. all crew safe. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: H573/40 6.2.40 H573/40 6.2.40 WK IN 514047N, 051016W [OGB]. (KHM MILFORD HAVEN, HN & NOIC, MILFORD HAVEN). NCA. H3804/77 3.10.77 H3804/77 3.10.77 NOTHING FOUND JUNE 1976 DURING AREA BOAT-SOUNDING. LOCAL INFORMATION INDICATES LITTLE OR NOTHING LEFT OF WK. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 17.12.76). H1288/83/361 8.3.84 H1288/83/361 8.3.84 DIVERS REPORT OF 1981. FLATTENED WRECKAGE AT FOOT OF CLIFF AND SCATTERED OVER A WIDE AREA. REMAINS OF TWO OTHER WKS IN THIS POSN. HT OF WREKCAGE 3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. (S HUMPHREY). NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL. HH100/351/19 12.11.02 HH100/351/19 12.11.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY E/S. SCATTERED IN SMALL PIECES OVER A LARGE AREA. A VERY LARGE BOILER INDICATES THE SHALLOWEST POINT SOME 200FT FROM THE CLIFFS. WRECKAGE ALL LIES BETWEEN 6 AND 12MTRS GEN DEPTH. NOTHING FOUND AT 15MTRS. SEABED ROCK. (R JONES). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECKAGE STANDS 6MTRS HIGH, IN MANY SMALL PIECES

Position: 51 40.809 N,5 10.331 W

 

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