This is the information page about the shipwreck Behar, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.516 N,5 6.972 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Balholm
6. Behar
7. Boston city (possibly)
8. Boy toby (possibly)
9. Burry
10. Carrier
11. Clapham (probably)
12. Clydesdale
13. Colonian
14. Concha
15. Dakotian
16. Dan beard (fwd part)
17. Drina (probably)
18. Empire beacon (possibly)
19. Englishman
20. Faraday
21. Four winds
22. Georgios markettos (probably)
23. Gerard
24. Gisella (possibly)
25. Glenisla (possibly)
26. Graffoe
27. Gramsbergen
28. Gratie gods (possibly)
29. Helene
30. Hematite
31. Highgate (possibly)
32. Highland home (probably)
33. Hms arbutus
34. Hms caroline (aft part)
35. Hms leda (probably)
36. Hms marojam
37. Hms minicoy
38. Hms pilot vessel no.10
39. Hms select (possibly)
40. Hmsm e39
41. Humber
42. Hurst
43. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
44. Ionian
45. Kerloch
46. Kingstown (probably)
47. Lcg 15
48. Lcg no.16
49. Leysian
50. Little wing
51. Loch shiel
52. Lord derby (probably)
53. Lucy
54. Maplefield (possibly)
55. Matronna
56. Morna
57. Morning star
58. Norfolk coast
59. Olive branch
60. Pauline elizabeth
61. Philotis
62. Pikepool (probably)
63. Plm 21
64. Portland (possibly)
65. Prince cadwgan (probably)
66. Princess irene
67. Queen
68. Rasona
69. Renfrew (possibly)
70. Sea farer (possibly)
71. Shaleen
72. Shamrock
73. Sovereign (possibly)
74. St george
75. St jacques (probably)
76. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
77. Szent istvan
78. Thor
79. Tormes (possibly)
80. Trevilla (possibly)
81. Vernicos alexia
82. Vernicos barbara iv
83. Vernicos giorgis
84. Whitehaven
85. Wiema
86. Wileysike

 

Name: BEHAR

Length 132.9 meter, width: 17.5 meter, draught: 8.9, tonnage 6100 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,personnel

Cause: mined. later beached off great castle head. vessel and cargo total loss. (lloyds war losses). name given as 'behar 1'. vessel, built 1928, by harland & wolff ltd., greenock.4cyl quad + lp turbine. owned at time of loss by hain s.s. co ltd., st ives, cornwall. on passage from the clyde for milford haven. detonated a mine and was beached. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 269 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H01080/40 1.12.40 H01080/40 1.12.40 BEACHED 197DEGS, 2.42C FROM GREAT CASTLE HD REAR LT. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 2894/40. H01080/40 14.1.41 H01080/40 14.1.41 ST IN 514229N, 050702W. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 65/41 & FNM 80/41. H01080/40 17.6.42 H01080/40 17.6.42 TO BE CHARTED AS STF, WITH MAST AT EITHER END. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1283/42. H4981/44 15.10.47 H4981/44 15.10.47 TO BE CHARTED AS DWP. (HMS SEAGULL, HN 1947).

- NM 2678/47. H01080/40 2.12.48 H01080/40 2.12.48 G CAN BUOY LAID CLOSE S OF WK. (TH NM 244/48).

- NM 2696/48. H01027/40 5.7.51 H01027/40 5.7.51 LOCATED 514229N, 050659W. SWEPT CLEAR AT DRIES 4FT, FOUL AT DRIES 2FT. CLOSE INSHORE & WELL OFF FAIRWAY. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DISPERSED. MARKED BY G CAN BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL, LETTER DTD 13.3.51). H4981/44 10.1.52 H4981/44 10.1.52 WK TO BE PERMANENTLY MARKED BY BUOY. (TH). 14.2.57 14.2.57 NOW CHARTED AS DWP 3FMS 1FT IN 514229N, 050658W, MARKED BY G CAN BUOY 750FT S OF OF WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 3274. 27.1.70 27.1.70 SALVAGE REPD TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON THREE OCCASIONS. (BOT, TELECON). H3939/68 18.1.71 H3939/68 18.1.71 G CAN BUOY, 175DEGS, 1430FT FROM GREAT CASTLE HEAD LT, OR 400FT S OF WK. (MILFORD HAVEN CONSERVANCY BOARD NM 3/71). NE 3274. H5293/71 10.1.72 H5293/71 10.1.72 NOW CHARTED AS DWP 5.8MTRS, WITH G CAN BUOY CLOSE S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 3274. H3939/68 9.2.77 H3939/68 9.2.77 BUOY NOW R CAN. (TH, DTD 13.1.77). BR STD. H4919/77 20.12.77 H4919/77 20.12.77 BELL RECOVERED. (E GILES, DTD 11.12.77). 8.8.78 8.8.78 NOW CHARTED AS WK 3.9MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2878. H3939/68 1.5.80 H3939/68 1.5.80 OBSTN LOCATED DURING RECENT EXAMINATION OF WK WHICH DRIES 0.5MTR. (MILFORD HCB, NM 15/80). H3939/68 13.11.80 H3939/68 13.11.80 DETAILED UNDERWATER SURVEY REVEALED WK LIES ORIENTATED 272/092DEGS BETWEEN POSNS 185DEGS, 280MTRS FROM GREAT CASTLE HD LTHO [514239N, 050700W] AND 159DEGS, 300MTRS FROM LTHO. DEPTHS OVER WK VARY BETWEEN 3.7MTRS AT FIRST POSN TO A DRYING HEIGHT OF 0.4MTR AT LATTER POSN. BUOY IS LOCATED IN 514225N, 050657.5W. (MILFORD HAVEN CB NM 37/80). BR STD. HH214/410/03 6.3.92 HH214/410/03 6.3.92 LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED OVER WK NOW 1MTR. (MILFORD HAVEN P.A., DTD 20.2.92). BR STD. HH214/410/04 23.3.93 HH214/410/04 23.3.93 SHOWN IN 514229.2N, 050654.5W [OGB], 90MTRS LONG AND ORIENTATED 040/220DEGS AND WITH LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.2MTR. (MILFORD HAVEN P.A. SURVEY 3020/6 & /6A, DTD MAY'92). INS AS WK 1.2MTRS WITH BUOY. NE 3274. 6.8.99 6.8.99 BUOY SHOWN 150MTRS SW OF WK. (MILFORD HAVEN SURVEY DTD 1998). BR STD. 11.10.05 11.10.05 EUT POSN: 5142.512N, 0506.973W. NE 3273. SEP 2022/000131013 17.09.21 EXAM'D BY BD IN 5142.515N, 0507.972W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.69MTRS.LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 26.5MTRS, HEIGHT 8.5MTRS (MHPA SURVEY DTD 2021) RETAIN DEPTH IN REVISED POSN
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 42.516 N,5 6.972 W

 

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