This is the information page about the shipwreck Arantzazu mendi, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 22.418 N,5 26.495 W (54.233466666667, -5.7177166666667)

 

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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. Ave maria
7. Betsey / bessy
8. City of mobile
9. Coalman
10. Conargo
11. Daybreak (probably)
12. Dunmore
13. Empire tana
14. Enterprise
15. Florrieston (probably)
16. Fredanja (probably)
17. Frieda
18. Georgetown victory (part of)
19. Georgetown victory (part of)
20. Green hill (part of)(probably)
21. Harold
22. Helgoland
23. Hunsdon
24. Inverurie
25. Jenemi
26. Kempock
27. Kilbroney (probably)
28. L'amite
29. Lagun
30. Leeds city
31. Loch sunart
32. Maja
33. Megawatt
34. Mermaid
35. Neotsfield
36. Oregon 1
37. Peshawur
38. Pins wreck (nimble)
39. Rebecca
40. Rfa industry (probably)
41. Saint barchan
42. Silver crest
43. Silver quest 2
44. Speedbird
45. St. mungo (possibly)
46. Thornfield
47. Tide (probably)
48. Tornamona
49. Upas
50. Wild wave

 

Name: ARANTZAZU MENDI

Length 126 meter, width: 16.9 meter, tonnage 6646 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: built in 1920 by j.l.thompson & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by sota y aznar, bilbao. passage bougie, algeria, for glasgow. struck rocks in dense fog. cargo was later discharged & salvaged.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H6996/53 25.11.53 H6996/53 25.11.53 ST SHOWN IN 542228N, 052630W ON E9623 (HMS SCOTT) OR 060DEGS, 1.67M FROM BLACK NO.6 SEMAPHORE. (HMS SCOTT & E9623).

- NM 2689/53. H4231/62 13.4.66 H4231/62 13.4.66 ST IN 542227N, 052625W. (HMS DALRYMPLE K4817/1). AMEND POSN.

- NM 740/66. H1245/69 10.11.69 H1245/69 10.11.69 NAME OF WK GIVEN. (MR K BIALOWAS, LTR DTD 3.11.69). 3.4.70 3.4.70 DRIES AT LW. (ELLERMAN LINES LTD. VIA LLOYDS TELECON). H5292/71 10.8.72 H5292/71 10.8.72 STF DRIES 2.4MTRS SHOWN ON K4528/1. [WGD] POSN: 5422.442N, 0526.487W. 4.11.11 SEP 2011/000203551 4.11.11 WK NO LONGER DRIES. HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FOR AT LEAST 30 YEARS. (A LEONARD, EMAIL DTD 1.11.11). ASSUMED COLLAPSED. AMEND DW. BR STD. 4.11.11 4.11.11 BROKEN INTO SECTIONS AND SCATTERED PLATES. (WWW.IRISHWRECKSONLINE.NET). NCA. 11.11.11 SEP 2011/000210324 11.11.11 AMEND DW.

- NM 5487/11. 23.9.13 23.9.13 NOT LOCATED 2013 USING M/B. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1377). 29.10.13 29.10.13 LOCATED IN 5422.4175N, 0526.4946W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.97MTR. (BDC EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL DATA FOR HI 1377). DEBRIS, BOTTOM PLATEWORK, BOILERS AND ?ENGINE EVIDENT. AMEND WK 0.9MTR IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, BOILERS & ?ENGINE EVIDENT

Position: 54 22.418 N,5 26.495 W

 

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