This is the information page about the shipwreck Albia (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 57.94 N,5 47.04 W (54.846216666667, -5.7131)

 

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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. Ailsa
2. Alamance (probably)
3. Albia (probably)
4. Alcedo
5. Annagher
6. Ardglass
7. Argyle (possibly)
8. Azure
9. Bellatrix
10. Berbice
11. Betsey / bessy
12. Black diamond
13. Byron darnton
14. Chirripo
15. Clementine
16. Dalriada
17. Dettifoss
18. Enterprize (poss)
19. Foxy lady
20. Fredanja (probably)
21. George
22. Harrington
23. Hms jewel
24. Hmt rose ii
25. Housatonic (possibly)
26. Karanan
27. Lagan
28. Lairdscastle (probably)
29. M.j.craig (probably)
30. Maria
31. Mermaid
32. Middleton (probably)
33. Normanby hall
34. Norseman
35. Oregon 1
36. Overton
37. Perelle (possibly)
38. Peridot
39. Saint ronaig
40. Santa lucia
41. State of louisiana (bow section)
42. State of louisiana (stern section)
43. Taymouth castle
44. Tiberia
45. Troutpool
46. U 776
47. Ub 85
48. Ub-85 / ub-82?
49. Ulrica
50. Vera louise
51. Wilmere (probably)
52. Woods

 

Name: ALBIA (PROBABLY)

Length 79.2 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1806 ton
Load: minerals,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: ex-vizcaino, ex-pena angustina, ex-manuka. built in 1890 by tyne iron shipbuilding co. owned at time of loss by compania de naviera vizcaya, santander. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 184 nhp, single shaft. machinery by wallsend slipway co ltd. passage huelva for londonderry. ran ashore on allens rock, off the maidens. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1929

Water depth above wreck: 75 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1929, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 29.9.29 ST IN 545700N, 054500W ON ALLENS ROCK, ENE OF THE MAIDENS, CO. ANTRIM. LYING HEAD NW, LISTING TO PORT ABOUT 15DEGS. (LLOYDS LIST). NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H2265/73 13.6.73 NOT SHOWN NC 2199. SEP 2010/000156213 24.9.10 EXAMINED 2008 IN 5457.940N, 0547.040W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 64.25MTRS. LENGTH 76.6MTRS, WIDTH 10.1MTRS, HT 9.75MTRS. LIES NW/SE. LARGE WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1273). INS AS WK 64MTRS.

- NM 5218/10.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 57.94 N,5 47.04 W

 

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