This is the information page about the shipwreck Arklow bay (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 17.161 N,6 11.357 W (51.50045, -6.0343166666667)

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: ARKLOW BAY (POSSIBLY)

Length 60.4 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 533 ton
Load: chemicals,minerals

Cause: foundered in heavy weather. cargo included six polythylene containers of bromide.

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 113 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm

Known since: 1973, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: 23.9.73 23.9.73 SANK APPROX 40 MILES SW OF ST ANN'S HEAD. (LLOYDS VOL 213). H5223/76 3.12.76 H5223/76 3.12.76 WK LOCATED IN 511706N, 061118W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 95 IN GEN DEPTH 107MTRS. (HMS HERALD, SIGNAL DTD 28.11.76). INS AS WK 52FMS.

- NM 2571/76. H4852/75 23.3.77 H4852/75 23.3.77 EXAM'D 27.11.76 IN 511708N, 061118W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 106 IN GEN DEPTH 107MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 14MTRS. LEAST DEPTH BY SIMRAD SONAR 95MTRS. LIES NNE/SSW. (HMS HERALD, HI 20/76). INS AS WK 93MTRS. 24.3.77 24.3.77 AMEND TO WK 93MTRS. BR STD. 30.1.78 30.1.78 AMEND TO WK 95MTRS. (NO AUTHORITY NOTED). NC 2649. H3251/80 7.5.80 H3251/80 7.5.80 EXAM'D 11 & 16.3.80 IN 511708.8N, 061119.2W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 109 IN GEN DEPTH 113MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS, HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 7.6MTRS. LENGTH 48MTRS, BEAM 9.6MTRS. LYING 022/212 DEG. S END OF WK HIGHEST. MAST EVIDENT. POSSIBLY CABLE EXTENDING SSW FM WK. LOOKS TOO OLD AND BROKEN TO BE ARKLOW BAY. (HMS BULLDOG, 22.3.80). NCA. 7.9.81 7.9.81 AMEND TO WK 93MTRS. NE 1178. H6346/87 23.12.88 H6346/87 23.12.88 EXAM'D 15.5.88 IN 511707N, 061120W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 105 IN GEN DEPTH 107MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS. LIES NNE/SSW WITH INDICATION OF POSSIBLE CABLES EXTENDING 150MTRS TO NNE. NO EVIDENCE OF MAST REPORTED BY BULLDOG. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS FOX, HI 429).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?CABLES EXTEND 150MTRS TO NNE

Position: 51 17.161 N,6 11.357 W

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