This is the information page about the shipwreck Aztec, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 24.94 N,5 15.09 W (48.399083333333, -5.3334666666667)

 

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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. Ardgartan
2. Asbjorn
3. Avristan
4. Aztec
5. Bagdale
6. Berthe
7. Boccaccio
8. Bohlen
9. Cadix
10. Carol (probably)
11. Caucasian
12. Dernes
13. Egypt
14. Ferdinand a
15. Fleur de marie
16. Frainair
17. Fredavore
18. Gaete
19. Georgios
20. Goosebridge
21. Grimstad
22. Gronant rose
23. Isle of hastings
24. Isma
25. Lert
26. Lindeskov
27. Lostendro
28. Magdeburg
29. Marga
30. Martin
31. Martinhall
32. Midnight sun i
33. Notre dame de bon secour
34. Octopus 70 (possibly)
35. Olympic bravery
36. Padang
37. Palmyra
38. Peter sif
39. Pronto
40. Risholm
41. Rush
42. Seaspray
43. Solferino
44. Sopot
45. Star of new zealand
46. Sully
47. Teucer
48. Tijuca
49. Tiri
50. Trym
51. U 1107
52. U 441 (possibly)
53. U 55
54. U 767 (possibly)
55. Ub 36
56. Uribitarte
57. Valle
58. Varga
59. Vesper
60. Volanta
61. Wilfred
62. Woron

 

Name: AZTEC

Length 106.4 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 8.1, tonnage 3727 ton
Load: chemicals,machinery and mechanical parts,timber,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: vessel, built 1894 by edwards sb co. owned by pacific mail ss co at the time of loss. sunk by torpedo from a german submarine off ushant.(dods). sank off ushant whilst on passage new york for harve. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1919

Water depth above wreck: 108 meter

Known since: 1919, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H1691/19 11.7.19 WK IN 482500N, 051500W. (PARIS NM). INS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. BR STD. H1291/28 [NO DATE] SYMBOL AMENDED TO NDW PA (1917). BR STD. H7848/30 21.11.30 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON NE 2694. 12.1.78 SHOWN AS NDW ON FRENCH 6680. LISTED IN 482506N, 051457W [EUR] IN FRENCH WK RECORDS. 21.11.78 SHOWN IN 482506N, 051506W [EUR], POSN DOUBTFUL. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 2644. 16.7.86 SHOWN AS WK USC PA 83MTRS IN 482500N, 051500W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6989 [1986 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1985. [DEPTH RE-APPRAISED]. AMEND TO WK USC PA 83MTRS IN 482500N, 051500W [EUR]. NC 2643. 22.2.88 SHOWN AS WK USC PA 83MTRS ON FRENCH 6680 [1986 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14585049. NC 2644. 21.1.05 SHOWN AS WK USC PD 83MTRS IN 4824.940N, 051.090W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7149 [3RD EDN 2003, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2356.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 24.94 N,5 15.09 W

 

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