This is the information page about the shipwreck Argonaut, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 48.597 N,0 50.408 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Argonaut
9. Ash
10. Australier (probably)
11. Avoca
12. Bobby
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Cabo espartel
15. Carlisle castle
16. Ceta (stern section)
17. Charente
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duc richard
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. G-asad
34. Gold coin
35. Grit (probably)
36. Grosser kurfurst
37. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
38. Heron
39. Hms anne
40. Hms blackwater
41. Hms caulonia
42. Hms ghurka
43. Hms myrmidon
44. Hms waterfly
45. Hmt gullfoss
46. Hoheweg
47. Holland
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irisbrook
50. Jan brons
51. Jokai
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. La somme (probably)
54. Lacer
55. Lady alice
56. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
57. Lisbon
58. Lizzonia
59. Maxwell
60. Milbanke (probably)
61. Mon bijou/fias
62. Morgenster
63. My astor
64. Naranco
65. Newcastle
66. Northfleet
67. Nunima
68. Pontos
69. Robin hood
70. Roecliff
71. Roode zee (possibly)
72. Roseburn
73. Rushing water
74. Rydal hall (possibly)
75. Saint emilion (probably)
76. Saint jean pierre
77. Salbya (possibly)
78. Samida
79. Samwake
80. Seine
81. Sierra bravia
82. Sir robert wigham
83. Skerryvore
84. Sparta (possibly)
85. Startled fawn (possibly)
86. Storaa
87. Swale (probably)
88. T s webb
89. Tokufuku maru
90. Trooper
91. Umba (probably)
92. Veerman
93. Ville de bordeaux
94. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
95. Vittoria claudia
96. War monarch
97. Waterland (possibly)
98. Welsh belle
99. Wittering

 

Name: ARGONAUT

Length 101.8 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 10.1, tonnage 3274 ton

Cause: Built of iron in 1869. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage london for lisbon. a barquentine-rigged steam yacht. sank following collision with ss kingswell in thick fog. no lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1955

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1955, last detected: 20150603

Details measurements/cartography: H4890/55 3.8.55 LOCATED 12.7.55 IN 504831N, 005033E USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR BY OROPESA AT 54FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 80FT IN GEN DEPTH 103FT. SEA BED SAND. LENGTH 300FT. HEIGHT 45FT. DIRECTION 170/350DEGS. (HMS SCOTT, 3.8.55). CHART AS WK 13FMS.

- NM 2159/55. H02805/57 30.4.57 LOCATED BY A/S. WRECK SILTED. ESTIMATED LENGTH 180FT. GOOD FIRM CONTACT. APPROX DIRECTION 070-250DEGS. (HMS GRENVILLE, 30.4.57). H4890/55 9.11.59 AMEND TO WK 9FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN).

- NM 2674/59. 14.7.71 AMEND TO WK 16.5MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 26.3.75 EXAM'D 1.1.75 IN 504904N, 005035E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.3 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 1.0MTR. LENGTH 150FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4959/73 20.5.76 HMS BEAGLE'S POSN IN ERROR. RECALCULATED TO 504833.19N, 005032.83E [OGB]. (WRECK SECTION). AMEND TO WK 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1080/76. H1309/79 17.12.79 WK LIES ON EVEN KEEL WITH BOWS SE. IRON HULL, SCREW DRIVEN, BUT WITH AT LEAST TWO STEEL MASTS RIGGED FOR SAIL. LENGTH 300FT APPROX AND STANDING 30-40FT ABOVE SEABED. GEN DEPTH 130FT. HARD SAND/GRAVEL. HULL HAS A 10FT BREAK 100FT FROM BOW. FORK HAS BEEN FOUND BEARING NAME 'ARGONAUT'. (C WEST, ST LEONARDS). H1284/82/182 18.2.83 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FROM EMBOSSED CUTLERY & CROCKERY. (H KENNARD). H4959/73 8.7.83 DISPERSAL OPS BEING CONDUCTED BY SALVAGE VESSEL MOUNT EDEN (SPITHEAD MARINE SALVAGE CO). (DOVER MRCC, 7.7.83). HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 15.11.94 IN 504836.2N, 005024.6E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.1 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. INTACT, PROBABLE BREAK 30MTRS FROM SE END. UPRIGHT AND APPEARS TO HAVE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND MASTS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). CHART AS WK 22.0MTRS IN 504834N, 005030.5E [OGB].

- NM 520/95. SEP 2015/000083464 12.2.16 EXAM'D 3.6.15; IN 5048.597N, 0050.408E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.58MTRS, GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 8.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 000/180. SCOUR 160MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. WK PARTIALLY DEGRADED, UPRIGHT, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 48.597 N,0 50.408 E

 

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