This is the information page about the shipwreck Amber, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 28.474 N,5 23.167 W (54.730616666667, -5.3144333333333)

 

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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. Alastor
2. Amber
3. Annagher
4. Arantzazu mendi
5. Archbald finney
6. Audentia
7. Ave maria
8. Azure
9. Betsey / bessy
10. Chirripo
11. City of mobile
12. Coalman
13. Daybreak (probably)
14. Dunmore
15. Empire tana
16. Enterprise
17. Enterprize (poss)
18. Florrieston (probably)
19. Fredanja (probably)
20. Frieda
21. Fulmar
22. Georgetown victory (part of)
23. Georgetown victory (part of)
24. Green hill (part of)(probably)
25. Harold
26. Helgoland
27. Hmt rose ii
28. Hunsdon
29. Inverurie
30. Jenemi
31. Karanan
32. Kempock
33. Kilbroney (probably)
34. L'amite
35. Lagan
36. Leeds city
37. Loch sunart
38. Maja
39. Mermaid
40. Neotsfield
41. Oregon 1
42. Peshawur
43. Pins wreck (nimble)
44. Princess victoria
45. Rexmoor
46. Rfa industry (probably)
47. Saint barchan
48. Speedbird
49. St. mungo (possibly)
50. Thornfield
51. Tiberia
52. Tide (probably)
53. Tornamona
54. Troutpool
55. Ub 85
56. Ulrica
57. Upas
58. W d potts (probably)

 

Name: AMBER

Length 43.4 meter, width: 7.7 meter, draught: 3.3, tonnage 401 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1892 by scott & sons co, bowling. owned at time of loss by john e.welland, belfast. passage troon for waterford. captured & scuttled by german submarine uc-65. (llww1)

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 179 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK ABOUT 2M OFF BALLYHALBERT, CO. DOWN. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H0109/45 POSN 542824N, 052300W. LENGTH 153FT, HEIGHT 24FT. LYING 000/180DEGS. (WAGO 524, W APPS LIST). H4231/62 7.7.66 LOCATED IN 542827N, 052306W [OGB] USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 115FT IN GEN DEPTH 22-23FMS. NO SCOUR. SEABED SAND AND BROKEN SHELL. STANDS ABOUT 20FT HIGH, VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE SEABED RISES STEEPLY TO 18FMS. NO SONAR RETURN. (HMS DALRYMPLE 1965, K4817/1). INS WK LEAST DEPTH 19FMS (35MTRS). BA 2156. HH100/351/06 25.1.92 IDENTIFIED BY DIVERS AS THE AMBER. (N SOTHY, 12.1.93). [WGD] POSN: 5428.462N, 0523.179W. 23.9.13 EXAM'D 7.6.13 IN 5428.474N, 0523.167W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.90 IN GEN DEPTH 39.82MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 34.15MTRS. SCOUR 1.8MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS. LIES 179/359 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1377). UPRIGHT. SCOUR IS CLOSE ALONG E SIDE. AMEND WK 34MTRS. 29.10.13 LEAST M/B DEPTH 33.55MTRS. (BDC EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL DATA). AMEND WK 33MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPIGHT, INTACT, SCOUR ALONG E SIDE

Position: 54 28.474 N,5 23.167 W

 

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