This is the information page about the shipwreck Barsac, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 34.338 N,0 32.68 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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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. Abbe garos
2. Agios spyridon (possibly)
3. Agnus dei
4. Aloa
5. Alynbank
6. Amsterdam
7. B1-72
8. Barsac
9. Barsac
10. Capitaine cook
11. Chant 6
12. Chant 6
13. Chrisimas
14. Cornucopia (possibly)
15. Courbet
16. Cubana
17. Derrycunihy
18. Dinard (possibly)
19. Elswick park
20. Empire bittern
21. Empire rosebery
22. F 614
23. Fdt 216 (possibly)
24. Ferryhill
25. Flowergate (possibly)
26. Fort norfolk
27. Francois-xavier
28. Frederic
29. Georgios
30. Grand copaise
31. Greif
32. Gros loulou
33. Harpagas (fore part)
34. Hm mgb 17
35. Hmms 8
36. Hms cato
37. Hms computator (probably)
38. Hms durban (possibly)
39. Hms fratton
40. Hms glen avon
41. Hms lawford (probably)
42. Hms lord austin (possibly)
43. Hms magic
44. Hms pylades
45. Ingman (possibly)
46. Innerton (possibly)
47. Jean lae patt
48. Jolie pluie de rose
49. Kong oscar 2
50. La caravelle
51. La kaline
52. La minette
53. Labous mor (possibly)
54. Lcg 1062
55. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
56. Lct 1074 (possibly)
57. Lct 875
58. Le flibustier
59. Le nohic
60. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
61. Lst 314
62. Lst 496
63. Lynghaug (possibly)
64. M 39 (possibly)
65. Magicien
66. Maria, julia & mathilda jean
67. Mere theresa
68. Modlin
69. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
70. Njejos (possibly)
71. Northgate
72. Parkhaven
73. Parklaan (possibly)
74. Partridge
75. Pascal jeanne marie
76. Perceval
77. Phoenix 'a 46'
78. Phoenix unit
79. Pointe du hoc
80. Providencia
81. Ragna (possibly)
82. Reine mathilde
83. Reve des iles
84. Risque tout
85. Risque tout
86. Rolling stones
87. Saint freddy
88. Saltersgate
89. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
90. Scarface
91. Sebastel 2
92. Sirehei (possibly)
93. Svenner
94. Uss susan b anthony
95. Vas y molo
96. Vinlake (possibly)
97. Winha
98. Zeeland

 

Name: BARSAC

Length 79.2 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 1806 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: Torpedoed & sunk by submarine 15m from le havre while on passage from brest to le havre. (ll ww1 & ww1sl).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 15 MILES FROM LE HAVRE. (LL WW1). H4722/79 25.1.80 WK, ESTIMATED CLEARANCE DEPTH 20MTRS [10FMS 5FT], IN 493418N, 003236W. (FR NM 80 25 27).

- NM 125/80. H2745/75 21.7.80 NOW WK, LEAST DEPTH 24.5MTRS [13FMS], IN 493426N, 003241W. (BREST NM 80 25 27). R/P. 12.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 24.5MTRS IN 493424N, 003236W ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. WK, EXAM'D 1979, IN 493423.8N, 003236W [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.7 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. STANDS 11.4MTRS ABOVE SEABED. LENGTH 60MTRS. ORIENTATION E/W. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590396). NC 2613. HH100/351/04 22.8.91 DIVED ON 14.8.91 IN 493417.5N, 003238.5W. POSN BY DECCA. APPEARS TO LIE N/S WITH BOW S. UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BRIDGE STILL STANDS. HEIGHT 12MTRS ABOVE SEABED. SMALL GUN ON BOW WITH SPENT SHELL CASES [3" DIAMETER, STAMPED RS L908 45D] FOUND NEARBY. WK WELL FOULED BY HEAVY TRAWL NETTING. (M ROWLEY, 7.8.91). NCA. 15.5.92 WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BARSAC' - BELL RECOVERED. (M ROWLEY, TELECON). 27.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4934.344N, 0032.682W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 34.338 N,0 32.68 W

 

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