This is the information page about the shipwreck Ariel (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 54.427 N,5 5.799 W (53.666316666667, -4.9048666666667)

 

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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. Amber rose
2. Ariel (possibly)
3. Barrister (possibly)
4. Be ready (probably)
5. Calista (probably)
6. Carmelite (possibly)
7. Clan macmaster
8. Conargo
9. Conargo
10. Cressado
11. Dalewood (probably)
12. Darro
13. Downshire (possibly)
14. Downshire (probably)
15. Fenella ann
16. Glenford
17. Hms manners (stern section)
18. Lagun
19. Largo (possibly)
20. Lily
21. Maja
22. Mfv polaris
23. Moonlight
24. Moonlight (possibly)
25. Nadejda (possibly)
26. Our lassie
27. Ringwall
28. Sarpfos
29. Silver quest 2
30. Speedwell
31. Thornfield
32. Tuskar
33. U 1024 (probably)
34. U 246

 

Name: ARIEL (POSSIBLY)

Length 32.9 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 174 ton
Load: fish

Cause: built in beverly, hull in 1905 by cook, welton and gemmel. equipped with triple expansion cylinder engine by amos and smith, hull. returing from fishing trip. was hit by a large steamer, ss ben ledi. crew of ten were transferred to ben ledi.

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 177 cm

Known since: 1983, last detected: 1984

Details measurements/cartography: H2057/82 15.11.83 WK 60MTRS LOCATED IN 535425N, 050544W [OGB]. (HMS BULLDOG, HN 3.11.83). NCA YET. H2057/82 18.1.84 EXAM'D 29.9.83 IN 535425N, 050544W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT 6MTRS, LENGTH 35MTRS. LYING 177/357 DEGS. GIVES GOOD SOLID SONAR RETURN WHEN APPROACHED FROM E OR W. NO EVIDENCE OF SUPERSTRUCTURE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 128). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE

Position: 53 54.427 N,5 5.799 W

 

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