This is the information page about the shipwreck Beagle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 47.296 N,4 56.637 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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. Adono
2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Champion
16. Copia
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. Cumbrae
22. D 36
23. D46
24. D5
25. Derwent
26. Eagle (possibly)
27. Eilean dhu
28. Elf 3
29. Elf 4
30. Ellida
31. Endeavour
32. Europa
33. Fernlea (possibly)
34. Franleon
35. Glen shiel
36. Greenock
37. Hms arsenal (probably)
38. Hms dasher
39. Hms seagull
40. Hms topaze
41. Iona i
42. Isabella of wigton (probably)
43. Janet mcnicol
44. Jeniver
45. Jubilee star
46. Kintyre
47. Lady gertrude
48. Laurrandine
49. Liz of ashton (possibly)
50. Lochshiel (possibly)
51. Marjorie seed
52. Mary anning
53. Nellie bywater
54. Ocean (possibly)
55. Osprey (fore part)
56. Ovington (probably)
57. Penola
58. Portland (possibly)
59. Princess of wales (fore section)
60. Rhoda (possibly)
61. Spray (possibly)
62. Strathdee
63. Tuscan
64. Urd (possibly)
65. Wallachia

 

Name: BEAGLE

Length 53.3 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 454 ton

Cause: sank following collision with ss napoli.

Year of registration: 1865

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1865, last detected: 1985

Details measurements/cartography: 10.11.1865 SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH SS 'NAPOLI'. (GLASGOW HERALD, DTD 10.11.1865). H2579/76 3.8.76 LOCATED 15.6.76 IN 554723N, 045632W USING FIXED BY COMPASS BRGS. LEAST DEPTH BY LEADLINE 36MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 39.6MTRS. APPROX 125FT LONG, 30FT BEAM. UPRIGHT ON EVEN KEEL. LIES 340/160DEGS. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE OR UPPER DECK. HULL ONLY. (HMS BILDESTON WK REPORT, DTD 17.6.76). INS AS WK 32MTRS. BR STD. H1310/81/32 2.12.81 STATED TO BE WK OF THE BEAGLE. (I G WHITTAKER, DTD 18.11.81). H1310/83/14 21.3.83 LIES IN GEN DEPTH 34-36MTRS, DEPENDANT ON STATE OF TIDE, BUT DROPS AWAY TO 40MTRS NEAR STERN. HULL INTACT AND UPRIGHT WITH AVERAGE HEIGHT 2MTRS ABOVE SEABED. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE AND LITTLE DECKING OR CROSS MEMBERS REMAIN. COLLISION DAMAGE PORT BOW. (P MOIR). NCA. H2885/83 17.9.85 LOCATED IN 554718N, 045634W. LEAST DEPTH 26.6 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, SIGNAL DTD 16.9.85). AMEND TO WK 26.5MTRS.

- NM 2698/85. H2579/76 3.10.85 WK ORIENTATED N/S. (HMS GLEANER, HN DTD 17.9.85). 2.10.85 DIVED ON 8 & 21.9.85. WK STANDS 5.5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. HIGH POINTS ARE SOLID POST AT BOW AND EMERGENCY STEERING POSITION AT STERN. (C LAWSON, DTD 1.10.85). NFA. H2885/83 12.5.86 EXAM'D 15.7.85 IN 554718N, 045634W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.6 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LYING 350/170DEG, UPRIGHT WITH APPARENTLY NOTHING STANDING ABOVE DECK LEVEL. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED AT S END. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 165C). NCA. 11.11.05 EUT POSN: 5547.296N, 0456.637W. BA 2491 [6TH EDN, SEP'03].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE

Position: 55 47.296 N,4 56.637 W

 

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