This is the information page about the shipwreck Argo delos (stern section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 23.5 N,7 4.075 W (55.30775, -7.0756333333333)

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.

Name: ARGO DELOS (STERN SECTION)

Length 157.6 meter, width: 19.8 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 10392 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: 22.10.60 ran aground 22.10.60 on torr beg, inishtrahull, while on passage glasgow for cuba. broke in two on 1.11.60 and after part floated free. this was taken in tow but sank before it could be beached.

Year of registration: 1960

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1960, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H5157/60 17.11.60 H5157/60 17.11.60 AGROUND AT TOR BEG, INISHTRAHULL. BROKE IN TWO. BOW PORTION SANK IN STRANDING POSN. AFTER SECTION SANK IN 22FMS IN 552336N, 070324W. (LL & VARIOUS MESSAGES).

- NM 2865/60 & FNM 113/60. H2265/73 H2265/73 AMEND TO USC 15MTRS [TONNAGE KNOWN]. NC 2811 & NM 1908/73. H3740/69 16.10.74 H3740/69 16.10.74 SINKING POSN CONFIRMED. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE). HH100/351/06 22.1.93 HH100/351/06 22.1.93 LOCATED IN 552342N, 070403W [?OSI]. LEAST DEPTH 29 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. LIES ON PORT SIDE ORIENTATED 100/280 DEG, WITH STERN W, IN SCOUR 49MTRS DEEP. (DR N SOTHY, 12.1.93).

- NM 433/93. HH100/351/21 21.11.03 HH100/351/21 21.11.03 DIVED IN 5523.708N, 0704.120W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 14MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. STERN SECTION ONLY. LYING ON ITS SIDE AND STARTING TO COLLAPSE. PROPELLOR STILL IN PLACE. (C R POOLE). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 30.4.07 30.4.07 WK LOCATED IN 5523.500N, 0704.075W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 11.2MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 045/225 DEGS. INTACT, NO DEBRIS. IN DEEP SCOUR. QUOTED GEN DEPTH PROBABLY REFERS TO BASE OF SCOUR. RETAIN AS WK 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 33.39MTRS. (GSI). AMEND WK 33MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON PORT SIDE, STERN SW, NO DEBRIS, IN DEEP SCOUR

Position: 55 23.5 N,7 4.075 W

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