This is the information page about the shipwreck Ashcrest, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 35 N,9 20.04 W (54.598166666667, -9.389)

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: ASHCREST

Length 121.9 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 10.1, tonnage 5652 ton

Cause: 7.12.40 built in 1920 by northumberland sb co. owned at time of loss by crest shipping co. triple expansion engine of 517nhp. passage sydney, ns, for the tees. reported that she was in distress & her rudder broken on 7.12.40. aircraft were unable to find her. (dods).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 90 meter

Known since: 1940

Details measurements/cartography: 19.9.72 19.9.72 REPD BEING IN DISTRESS 7.12.40 IN 543500N, 092000W. NOT LOCATED. (DODS). PRESUMED SUNK. FOR FILING ONLY. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 35 N,9 20.04 W

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