This is the information page about the shipwreck Angle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 22.908 N,4 15.823 W (54.100166666667, -4.5481166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: ANGLE
Length 36.7 meter, width: 6.5 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 222 ton
Cause: 28.1.24 built by smith's dock co ltd, north shields in 1908. owned at time of loss by the croston steam trawling co. registered in fleetwood. triple expansion engine by w v v lidgerwood of glasgow. 68 rhp. left fleetwood for hake fishing off st kilda with a crew of 11 and 2 for trials. never seen again. on 28.1.24 lt roger owen of the fleetwood steam trawlers owners' mutual insurace co left fleetwood to dive on a wk. vessel found to be open fore and aft and flattened. wreckage with letters 'ang' and 'fleetwood' located. considered that the vessel had overran her distance in the se gale and gone onto the bahama bank. (a corkill).
Year of registration: 1924
Water depth above wreck: 3 meter
Known since: 1924, last detected: 1999
Details measurements/cartography: H495/24 18.1.24 POSN 542300N 041600W OR 3.95M 117DEGS FROM PT OF AYRE LT. MARKED BY UNLIT G CON BUOY PLACED ABOUT 80YDS SW OF WRECK. (GS RAMSEY & FISHGUARD WT STN & TH NM6). INS AS DW WITH BUOY.
- NM ACTION. H4676/28 31.7.28 DISPERSED TO DEPTH OF 10FT & BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH LTR & THNM 6/24). DELETED.
- NM ACTION. HH100/351/15 3.12.99 REPORTED THAT THE BOILER AND ENGINE, TOGETHER WITH SOME PLATING, SURVIVE IN 5422.9N, 0415.750W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (A CORKILL). AMENDED LIVE. INS AS NDW. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 22.908 N,4 15.823 W