This is the information page about the shipwreck Ballarat, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 50.82 N,5 16.654 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Andromeda
5. Antwerpen
6. Arab
7. Ardgarry
8. Arvor
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Bellucia
16. Ben asdale
17. Bjornvik (possibly)
18. Brest
19. Bretonne (probably)
20. Brigamara
21. Cape finisterre (probably)
22. Carmarthen
23. Caroline
24. Caroni river
25. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
26. Carpo (possibly)
27. Catena
28. Chattahoochee (possibly)
29. Cieszyn
30. Citrine
31. City of corinth (possibly)
32. City of ghent
33. Clan apline
34. Clan malcolm
35. Congener
36. Conqueror
37. Corvus
38. Cromdale
39. Cyrenian
40. Czar
41. Dispatch (possibly)
42. Epsilon
43. Erato
44. Eric calvert (possibly)
45. Eva (possibly)
46. Facto
47. Forde
48. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
49. Gap
50. Glendale
51. Godolphin
52. Grip (part of)
53. Gunvor
54. Hansy
55. Happy returns (possibly)
56. Hellopes
57. Henley (possibly)
58. Hmml 380
59. Hms anson
60. Hms brandlebas
61. Hms gloaming
62. Hms kurd
63. Hms primrose
64. Hms rinovia
65. Hms roche bonne
66. Hms royalo
67. Hms torrent
68. Hms warspite
69. Hms warspite (part of)
70. Hmy sappho (possibly)
71. Hnlms brielle
72. Hockwold
73. Ilston
74. Jersey queen (possibly)
75. John
76. Juno
77. Karen marie
78. Kerris reed
79. Kilmaho
80. Krosfond
81. Lady cory-wright
82. Lady dalhousie
83. Le vieux tigre
84. Leander
85. Leon martin (part of)
86. Libourne
87. Loe bar wk
88. Lord snowden (probably)
89. Lorle (probably)
90. Lydie
91. Maidag (possibly)
92. Merle
93. Mervyn (possibly)
94. Mina cantiquin
95. Mohegan
96. Mosel
97. Mystique (possibly)
98. N g petersen
99. Nanna (possibly)
100. Normand
101. Noya (possibly)
102. Nyassa
103. Ocklinge
104. Omer denise
105. Ospra
106. Pearl (possibly)
107. Penelope jane (possibly)
108. Phoenix 203
109. Pindos
110. Plantaganet
111. Poljames
112. Poljames
113. Ponthieu
114. Ponus
115. Port chalmers
116. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
117. Reidar (possibly)
118. Robert
119. Rock island bridge
120. Royal anne galley
121. Sabre of newquay
122. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
123. Schiedam
124. Spital
125. Spyridion vagliano
126. St anthony (possibly)
127. Twilight water
128. U 1018
129. U 399
130. U 95
131. Ub 106 (possibly)
132. Ub 112 (possibly)
133. Ub 128 (possibly)
134. Ub 86 (possibly)
135. Ub 97 (possibly)
136. Uc 66
137. Ula
138. Underwood
139. Veritas
140. Vigrid (possibly)
141. Vinovia
142. Violet
143. Volnay
144. War tune
145. Westwood (possibly)
146. Wyndcliffe
147. Yewcroft
148. Zebra

 

Name: BALLARAT

Length 152.4 meter, width: 19.2 meter, draught: 11.6, tonnage 11120 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products,general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1911 by caird & co, greenock. owned at the time of loss by peninsular & oriental steam navigation co. twin quadruple expansion engines of 1200 nhp. passage melbourne for london. torpedoed by ub-32 when 24m s by w from wolf rock. general cargo including copper, antimony ore and bullion. 1750 persons on board, no lives lost. (ll ww1, ww1sl, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 82 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 495100N 051618W. LENGTH 320FT, HEIGHT 60FT. LIES 129/309DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45 & 4.7.45). 29.12.44 GOOD SONAR CONTACT, GOOD POSITION IN 495100N 051630W. LENGTH 320FT, HEIGHT 60FT. LIES 129/309DEGS. (ESCORT GROUP 9, 29.12.44 & 25.1.45). H2137/54 22.4.54 WK LOCATED MAY 1954 IN 495100N, 051700W OR 202DEGS, 7.2M FROM LIZARD HEAD. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 51FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 23.5.54). INS AS NDW. NC 777. H2137/54 24.3.55 BUOYS ESTABLISHED IN 495100N, 051700W FOR SALVAGE PURPOSES. (NAVEAM, 24.3.55). H4551/76 15.10.76 AMEND TO USC 55MTRS. BR STD. H4551/76 18.10.76 'BALLARAT' REPD 202DEGS 7.2M FROM LIZARD HEAD. 44FT HIGH. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 17.9.76 & 15.10.76). AMEND TO WK 68MTRS IN 495053N, 051618W. BR STD. 29.3.85 CONFIRMED AS WRECK OF 'BALLARAT'. BELL RECOVERED. SALVAGE OF LEAD & COPPER INGOTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY MV DRIVER PROTECTOR. WK REPORTED PREVIOUSLY HEAVILY SALVAGED. MUNITIONS REPORTED IN MIDSHIP SECTION. (RECEIVER OF WRECK, FALMOUTH). 12.4.05 EXAM'D 15.9.04 IN 4950.820N, 0516.654W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 73.9 IN GEN DEPTH 82.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 156MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS, HT 9.0MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 70MTRS EITHER SIDE. INTACT, DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). INTACT, UPRIGHT WITH SALVAGE DEBRIS CLOSE BY. AMEND WK 73MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 16.6.05 BOW BROKEN OFF AFT OF FOCSLE. THEN BREAKS DOWN TO SEABED IN AREA OF OBVIOUS SALVAGE. WK LIES OVER TO PORT SIDE. MIDSHIPS INTACT ALTHOUGH SUPERSTRUCTURE BROKEN DOWN. TEAK DECKS OBVIOUS. DESPITE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WK REMAINS OBVIOUS AND INTACT IN SECTIONS. (L BISHOP). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, SALVAGE DEBRIS TO BOTH SIDES, BOWS NE

Position: 49 50.82 N,5 16.654 W

 

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