Wreck: Adc 527 (possibly) (Explosives/flares/munitions/weaponry)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Adc 527 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 39.492 N,4 22.775 W (54.711916666667, -4.2326333333333)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: ADC 527 (POSSIBLY)
Length 57 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 1.2, tonnage 200 ton
Load: armament,general and mixed goods
Cause: 27.1.46 built in 1942 by mclellan, glasgow and erected at paisley. oil engines of 920 bhp for 10 knots. twin shaft. cargo of 137 tons 2cwt of unfused 75mm shells, and 59tons 14cwt of fuses. passage silloth for military port of cairnryan i convos with adcs 523 & 8080 with the excort vessel ml richmond. lost in 60 knot gale with crew of 12. ten bodies washed ashore between rascarrel and counan beach near glasserton along the wigtownshire and kirkcudbrightshire coasts between 11 and 27.1.46. debris from vessel recorded as being washed ashore at garlieston, kirkandrews, muncraig and the isles of fleet. none of the cargo of munitions was recovered. (mod env pol(sec)).
Year of registration: 1998
Water depth above wreck: 37 meter, Height above seabed: 96 cm
Known since: 1998, last detected: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: HH276/420/03 19.8.98 LOCATED IN 543929.5N, 042246.5W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.9MTRS. SURROUNDING SEABED SHOALER. (NP 1008, FAX DTD 17.8.98). BR STD. HH090/728/01 10.11.98 EXAM'D 14.8.98 IN 543929.5N, 042246.5E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.9 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 096/276 DEGS. NOT SWEPT DUE TO ADJACENT, SHOALER SEABED. (NP 1008, HI 728). INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. CRISP SONAR CONTACT WITH GOOD SHADOW. PROBABLY INVERTED. INS AS WK 29.5MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, PROBABLY INVERTED
Position: 54 39.492 N,4 22.775 W
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