This is the information page about the shipwreck Bard (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 18.75 N,5 22.234 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Alacrity
4. Alster (possibly)
5. Anna sophie
6. Antwerpen
7. Aud
8. Austria (possibly)
9. Bard (possibly)
10. Bay of panama
11. Ben asdale
12. Besse (probably)
13. Bessemer city (probably)
14. Bolette (possibly)
15. Brava
16. Busby
17. Carasa (possibly)
18. Chimu
19. Christina
20. Christos markettos
21. City of westminster (& kul)
22. Clan apline
23. Conqueror
24. Cristina
25. Dageid
26. Denebola
27. Dispatch (possibly)
28. Dunaskin
29. Dundee (probably)
30. Dux (possibly)
31. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
32. Enrico parodi
33. Fanny lambert
34. Forde
35. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
36. Gallier (possibly)
37. Gap
38. Gemini
39. Genevieve (possibly)
40. Glendale
41. Gleno
42. Godolphin
43. Grip (part of)
44. Hampshire
45. Hanover
46. Helene (probably)
47. Hellopes
48. Hms anson
49. Hms royalo
50. Hms warspite
51. Hms warspite (part of)
52. Hms warwick
53. Hmy viva 2
54. Hnlms brielle
55. Hugin
56. Humbergate (probably)
57. Hunsgrove
58. Iona
59. John
60. Joshua nicholson
61. Juan ferrer
62. Juanita
63. Kintuck
64. Kynance (probably)
65. Lake edon
66. Lake grafton (possibly)
67. Lake owens
68. Lia'g
69. Liberty
70. Lincoln
71. Loe bar wk
72. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
73. Luxembourg (probably)
74. Lyminge
75. Madeline
76. Mefjord (possibly)
77. Mina cantiquin
78. Moorview
79. Mystique (possibly)
80. New pioneer
81. Nile
82. Norma (possibly)
83. Normand
84. Ocean harvest
85. Ocklinge
86. Omer denise
87. Onega
88. Orfordness
89. Peer gynt (possibly)
90. Petersham
91. Phoenix 203
92. Pindos
93. Pioneer (possibly)
94. Plantaganet
95. Ponthieu
96. Ponus
97. Port chalmers
98. Portugal
99. Prestige
100. Primo ?
101. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
102. Princess royal
103. Quarnero
104. Rock island bridge
105. Rossmore (possibly)
106. Saint guenole
107. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
108. Saphir
109. Saxon briton
110. Schiedam
111. Sea viper
112. Secil japan (bow section)
113. Secil japan (stern section)
114. Setubel(probably)
115. Shanes castle
116. Shoreham (probably)
117. Siracusa
118. St anthony (possibly)
119. St chamond
120. St george
121. St george (possibly)
122. St joseph
123. Stabil (possibly)
124. Sten (possibly)
125. Tagona
126. Traute sarnow
127. Tyrhaug
128. U 1021 (possibly)
129. U 400 (possibly)
130. Umbre
131. Union crystal (possibly)
132. Union star (parts of)(probably)
133. Veghtstroom (possibly)
134. Veritas
135. Vesuvius
136. Vine branch (possibly)
137. Volnay
138. War baron (probably)
139. Warnow (possibly)
140. Wild boar
141. William cory
142. Yewcroft
143. Zone (probably)

 

Name: BARD (POSSIBLY)

Length 56.7 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 4.1, tonnage 709 ton
Load: construction materials,coal

Cause: ex-jens meinich. built in 1892 by nylands vaerksted, kristiansand. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 79nhp, single shaft. passage glasgow for hennebont. cargo coal. torpedoed by u-60. (ll ww1, ww1sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H5530/18 7.10.18 H5530/18 7.10.18 WK WITH MAST VISIBLE IN 501930N, 052150W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 1159/18. H2537/28 28.8.28 H2537/28 28.8.28 AMENDED TO DW PA 1918. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 777. H5872/52 19.11.53 H5872/52 19.11.53 NOW CHARTED AS DW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1149. H2959/73 5.4.73 H2959/73 5.4.73 FOUND POSSIBLE WK USING MAGNETOMETER IN 501840N, 052206W USING DECCA. NOTHING FOUND IN 501930N, 052150W. (MR GILES, 3.4.73). AMEND TO USC 20MTRS [11FMS] IN NEW POSN. BR STD. H2959/73 16.5.73 H2959/73 16.5.73 DEPTH 28.9MTRS IN 32.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED SHINGLE & SHELL. NAME ON RECOVERED SPOON COULD BE BARD. LYING NE/SW. WK IS OPENED UP AND FLATTENED WITH NO SIGN OF SUPERSTRUCTURE. GREAT DEAL OF HULL PLATING GONE. HIGHEST PART IS BOILER ALL METAL. VERY OLD AND ROTTEN. STERN AND BOWS ABOUT 6 TO 8FT HIGH. NO SILTING. CAST IRON PROP 4 BLADES. WK HEAVILY SALVED OF NON FERROUS METALS. SOME METAL RUBBLE CLOSE SE. (MR GILES, 2.5.73). NCA. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS WK 28MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. 18.5.78 18.5.78 AMENDED TO WK 28.5MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2565. HH100/351/14 13.11.98 HH100/351/14 13.11.98 NOT LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). NCA. HH100/351/19 18.12.02 HH100/351/19 18.12.02 DIVED IN 5018.745N, 0522.237W [WGD] USING GPS. LENGTH ESTIMATED AT 30MTRS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO SCOUR. NO DEBRIS. SEABED SAND. A SMALL, WELL-SALVAGED WK. RETAINS OVERALL SHAPE THOUGH ALL SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE MAJORITY OF THE HULL PLATES DETACHED. BOILER IS THE HIGHEST POINT. (G J LOCKETT). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 22.11.11 22.11.11 LOCATED 21.3.11 IN 5018.750N, 0522.234W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.19 IN GEN DEPTH 32.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 10.3MTRS, WIDTH 8.3MTRS, HT 4.51MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL SALVAGED AND COLLAPSED

Position: 50 18.75 N,5 22.234 W

 

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