This is the information page about the shipwreck Antwerpen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 6.954 N,5 31.357 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Ardgarry
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Bard (possibly)
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bill (part of)(possibly)
22. Bill (possibly)
23. Busby
24. Cheerful
25. Chimu
26. Christina
27. Christos markettos
28. City of cardiff
29. City of corinth (possibly)
30. City of westminster (& kul)
31. Congener
32. Conqueror
33. Corvus
34. Courtown
35. Cristina
36. Dageid
37. Denebola
38. Depois
39. Devon
40. Dunaskin
41. Dundee (probably)
42. Dux (possibly)
43. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
44. Enrico parodi
45. Facto
46. Fanny lambert
47. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
48. Gallier (possibly)
49. Garthclyde (possibly)
50. Gemini
51. Genevieve (possibly)
52. Glamorgan coast
53. Glendale
54. Gleno
55. Grip (part of)
56. Hampshire
57. Helene (probably)
58. Hellopes
59. Hms anson
60. Hms royalo
61. Hms warspite
62. Hms warspite (part of)
63. Hockwold
64. Holland xix
65. Hopeful (possibly)
66. Iona
67. J duncan
68. Jose de aramburu
69. Joshua nicholson
70. Juan ferrer
71. Juanita
72. Kate thomas (possibly)
73. Kildonan ?
74. Kilmaho
75. Kintuck
76. Lake grafton
77. Lake grafton (possibly)
78. Lia'g
79. Liberty
80. Lincoln
81. Loe bar wk
82. Luna
83. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
84. Luxembourg (probably)
85. Lyminge
86. Madeline
87. Marie roberts
88. Maroc
89. Mervyn (possibly)
90. Moorview
91. Mystique (possibly)
92. Nanna (possibly)
93. New pioneer
94. Nile
95. Noya (possibly)
96. Ocean harvest
97. Orion
98. Ospra
99. Peer gynt (possibly)
100. Petersham
101. Phoenix 202
102. Phoenix 203
103. Pioneer (possibly)
104. Polesley (possibly)
105. Ponthieu
106. Prestige
107. Primo ?
108. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
109. Princess royal
110. Quarnero
111. Reidar (possibly)
112. Rms mulheim
113. Rossmore (possibly)
114. Royal anne galley
115. Saint guenole
116. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
117. Saxon briton
118. Schiedam
119. Sea viper
120. Secil japan (bow section)
121. Secil japan (stern section)
122. Setubel(probably)
123. Sirius (possibly)
124. St anthony (possibly)
125. St chamond
126. St george (possibly)
127. Stabil (possibly)
128. Sten (possibly)
129. Sylvia-mary z-525
130. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
131. Traute sarnow
132. Tungufoss
133. Tyrhaug
134. U 1018
135. U 1209 (possibly)
136. U 399
137. Umbre
138. Underwood
139. Union crystal (possibly)
140. Union star (parts of)(probably)
141. Veghtstroom (possibly)
142. Vesuvius
143. Vigrid (possibly)
144. Vine branch (possibly)
145. Vinovia
146. War baron (probably)
147. Westwood (possibly)
148. Wild boar
149. William cory
150. Yewcroft
151. Zone (probably)

 

Name: ANTWERPEN

Length 80.5 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 5, tonnage 1637 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, built in 1887 by c. s. swan & hunter, newcastle-upon-tyne, was torpedoed by german submarine uc 77 2m ssw of runnelstone. later towed and beached o.5m from penzance pier. (ww1sl & shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 301 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: H6914/17 26.11.17 SUNKEN WK OF STEAMER "ANTWERPEN" IN POSN 120DEGS 2.5C FROM PENZANCE SOUTH PIER LT, MARKED BY G LT BUOY, FLG. [PLOTS IN 500700N, 053115W]. (ADMIRALTY)

- NM 1250/17. H2213/21 11.4.21 DISPERSED AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE LEVEL WITH THE GROUND. DEPTH OVER BOW 3.25FMS; OVER STERN 2.25FMS. IN POSN 114DEGS, 2.7C FROM PENZANCE S PIER LT. BUOY REMOVED. (TH, 7.4.21). CHART AS WK 2.25FMS & DELETE BUOY

- NM 697/21. H3481/65 19.11.65 EXAMINED BY DIVERS. ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE WK EXISTS IN 500655N, 053119W. LEAST DEPTH 12FT. (HYDRO SCHOOL, ST BUDEAUX SURVEY [K4682], 20.7.65). AMEND TO WK 2FMS [3.7MTRS] IN REVISED POSN

- NM 2228/65. H3843/86 3.6.88 NOT FOUND NOR ESPECIALLY SEARCHED FOR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 362A [BOAT CAMP SURVEY]). NCA. 9.5.17 M/B DATASET RE-ASSESSED BY BDC 2017: LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.78MTRS IN 5006.960N, 0531.650W [WGD]. NFS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1246). AMEND DW 4.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. HI1770 28.06.23 EXAM'D 09.09.22 IN 5006.954N, 0531.357W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.53MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. LENGTH 40.97MTRS, WIDTH 9.87MTRS, HT 0.54MTRS, ORIENTATION 301/121 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 4.2MTRS, 0.4MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 032 DEGS. WRECK IS DISMANTLED LEAVING SCATTERED DEBRIS WHICH RESEMBLED AN OUTLINE OF A SHIP, MINOR DEBRIS SURROUNDING MAIN DEBRIS. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1770). AMEND DW 4.53MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK IS DISMANTLED LEAVING SCATTERED DEBRIS WHICH RESEMBLED A OUTLINE OF A SHIP, A MINOR DEBRIS FIELD SURROUNDED THE MAIN DEBRIS, SCOUR SURROUNDED SOME OF THE LARGEST FEATURES

Position: 50 6.954 N,5 31.357 W

 

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