This is the information page about the shipwreck Asta (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 10.099 N,2 21.637 W (56.3829, -2.4623833333333)

 

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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. Anu (probably)
2. Ardgour ii
3. Asta (probably)
4. Avondale park (possibly)
5. Ballochbuie (possibly)
6. Bay fisher
7. Bear
8. Captain
9. Clan shaw (part of)
10. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
11. Cyclops
12. Denmore
13. Einar jarl (probably)
14. Fylgia
15. Gaslight (parts of)(possibly)
16. Gasray (part of)(possibly)
17. Glanmire
18. Halland (probably)
19. Harley (part of)(possibly)
20. Hms columba (probably)
21. Hms embley
22. Hms northumbria
23. Hms pathfinder
24. Hms strathrannock
25. Hms success
26. Hmsm k17
27. Hmsm k4
28. Isla may
29. Island magee
30. Jonkoping ii (probably)
31. Mallard
32. Nobelese
33. Northards
34. Odense
35. President
36. Primrose
37. Ptarmigan
38. River garry
39. Royal fusilier
40. Sabbia
41. Scotia
42. Sea hunter
43. Sneland 1
44. Storjen
45. U 74
46. Uc 41
47. Ugie (possibly)

 

Name: ASTA (PROBABLY)

Length 78.3 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1623 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-larnace, ex-fingal, ex-forest, ex-allende. bult in 1883 by palmer's co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by a/b maritine. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 143nhp, single shaft. passage meithil for copenhagen. sunk in collision 8m east of may island with leith registered ss breslau. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H4818/75 26.8.77 LOCATED 13.8.76 IN 561006N, 022132W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS AND STANDING 8.8MTRS ABOVE SEABED. LYING 122/302 DEG. (HMS SHIPHAM, HI 42/76). INS AS WK 49MTRS. (AMENDED TIDAL DATUM). BR STD. H4818/75 3.8.77 POSN CONFIRMED. (HMS FOX, 34A/77). HH091/051/01 22.1.04 EXAM'D 4.11.03 IN 5610.099N, 0221.637W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.2 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 310 DEGS. UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS. NFS. (NP 1008, HI 1051). SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. RETAIN AS WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS, ALMOST IN LINE, BOWS NW

Position: 56 10.099 N,2 21.637 W

 

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