This is the information page about the shipwreck Avondale park (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 9.279 N,2 30.215 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. Asta (probably)
3. Avondale park (possibly)
4. Ballochbuie (possibly)
5. Clan shaw (part of)
6. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
7. Cyclops
8. Denmore
9. Einar jarl (probably)
10. Fylgia
11. Halland (probably)
12. Hms columba (probably)
13. Hms embley
14. Hms northumbria
15. Hms success
16. Island magee
17. Jonkoping ii (probably)
18. Mallard
19. Munchen
20. Nobelese
21. Primrose
22. Protecor
23. Ptarmigan
24. River garry
25. Royal fusilier
26. Sabbia
27. Scotia
28. Sneland 1
29. Stella
30. Storjen
31. Strathisla
32. U 74
33. Uc 41
34. Ugie (possibly)

 

Name: AVONDALE PARK (POSSIBLY)

Length 100 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 2878 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1944 by foundation maritime ltd, pictou, ns, canada. owned at time of loss by the canadian government. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 269nhp, single shaft. machinery by canada iron foundries ltd, three rivers, canada. passage hull for belfast. in ballast. torpedoed and sunk by u2336. the last british ship to be sunk by german submarine in the european theatre before the end of ww2. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK ABOUT 1 MILE SE OF MAY ISLAND. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H2618/60 30.8.59 OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 88FT. LEAST E/S 139FT SEABED 176FT. SCOUR 1FT. POSN BY HSA. (HMS SCOTT, 28.8.59). INS AS NDW. H4076/65 13.5.66 EXAM'D IN 560919N, 023000W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 148 IN GEN DEPTH 178FT. VERY GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS MYRMIDON, 8.11.65). AMEND TO WK 24FMS. BR STD. H4075/65 1.6.73 INS BA 114A.

- NM 1012/73. 31.8.73 AMEND TO WK 44MTRS. NC 734. H4818/75 3.8.77 EXAM'D 25.3.77 IN 560917.2N, 023006.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.1 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. SCOUR 2.4MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 11.5MTRS, LENGTH 107MTRS. LIES 325/145 DEG AT FOOT OF A SLOPE WITH 2 HIGH POINTS HALFWAY ALONG ITS LENGTH. (HMS FOX, HI 34B/77). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/06 2.6.93 DIVED ON AUG.'91 IN 560929N, 023024W [WGD] USING GPS. LARGE INTACT WK STANDING 8MTRS HIGH. BOWS AND BRIDGE UPRIGHT AND STERN LISTS TO PORT. TWO GUNS OBSERVED. OTHER GUNS ON TOWERS AND BRIDGE WING. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). HH090/605/01 25.1.94 EXAM'D 20.8.93 IN 560916N, 023006.9W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.6 IN GEN DEPTH 51.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 52.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.4MTRS, LENGTH 107MTRS, BREADTH 18MTRS. LIES 151/331 DEG. SNAGGED BY FISHING NET. (OCEONICS, HI 605). AMEND TO WK 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/051/01 19.1.03 EXAM'D 18.10.03 IN 5609.279N, 0230.215W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.2 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. PROBABLY UPRIGHT, BROKEN IN TWO. (NP 1008, HI 1051). AMEND WK 41MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, MAINLY UPRIGHT

Position: 56 9.279 N,2 30.215 W

 

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