This is the information page about the shipwreck Bath city (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 13.007 N,4 33.062 W (51.065266666667, -4.40345)

 

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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. 12
2. Aghios spyridon (possibly)
3. Alpha
4. Antwerpen (probably)
5. Balvenie (possibly)
6. Bath city (possibly)
7. Brabant
8. Cambronne
9. Carnsew
10. Charlynne ii (probably)
11. Clangula (probably)
12. Corundum (probably)
13. Florence reynolds
14. Helwick lt float
15. Hms montague
16. Hodd
17. Iona ii
18. Johanna
19. Lci(l)99
20. Leonard pearce
21. London ii (possibly)
22. Marianela santander
23. Marie elaine (possibly)
24. Millisle (possibly)
25. Monte gurugu (possibly)
26. Mountpark (possibly)
27. Northfield (possibly)
28. Pallion (probably)
29. Poitiers (part of)(possibly)
30. Provider (possibly)
31. Queenswood (part of)(possibly)
32. Robert
33. Salado
34. Sarla
35. South australian
36. Ss fatfield
37. Ss hornet
38. Swainby (probably)
39. Teneriffa (possibly)
40. Thistlemor

 

Name: BATH CITY (POSSIBLY)

Length 94.5 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 2431 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,grain

Cause: built in 1899 by j l thompson & sons. owned at time of loss by chas hill & sons. triple expansion engines of 312 hnp. struck needle rk on the n side of lundy island in dense fog while on passage new york to bristol. foundered about 2 miles offshore, nne of lt ho on the n end of the island. (lloyds; dod).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: 16.9.44 WRECK IN 511312N, 043230W. (EG 11). 4202/44 NON-SUB IN 511330N, 043300W. (EG 11). H3526/44 15.11.44 POSN 511330N, 043300W. (PLYMOUTH LIST 15.11.44). H113/45 POSN 511330N 043300W. A GOOD SONAR CONTACT & GOOD POSN. LENGTH 113FT, HT 18FT. (C IN C PLYMOUTH). H5051/70 28.4.71 INS AS NDWPA. NC 1164. 6.10.72 AMEND TO USCPA 15FMS. NE 1179 & 1178. 14.2.73 AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. NC 1164. 4.5.78 AMEND TO WK 25MTRS IN 511330N, 043300W. NC 1178. HH090/798/01 11.1.00 EXAM'D 4.11.99 IN 5113.008N, 0433.059W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.2 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 7.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.2MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SANDWAVES. PARTLY BURIED AT THE NW END OF THE CREST OF A LARGE SANDWAVE WHICH LIES NW/SE ACROSS THE AREA. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 798). AMEND TO WK 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/158/01 - SEP 2008/000063884 16.7.08 LOCATED 3.6.07 IN 5113.007N, 0433.062W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.84 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 9.7MTRS, WIDTH 7.1MTRS, HT 2.2MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEGS. STRONG MAGENTIC ANOMALY. APPEARS BURIED AT FOOT OF SANDWAVE. (FURUGO OSAE, HI 1158). AMEND WK 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAINLY BURIED AT FOOT OF SANDWAVE

Position: 51 13.007 N,4 33.062 W

 

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