This is the information page about the shipwreck Ben-may, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 39.005 N,4 51.568 W (54.638416666667, -4.9028)

 

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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. Alzira
2. Ben-may
3. Blue star
4. Cragsman
5. Craigantlet
6. Daily mail
7. Destro (possibly)
8. Doris
9. Enda
10. Fair morn
11. Florrieston (probably)
12. Garnet
13. Great ouse
14. Kafue
15. Kathleen
16. Kelvinside (probably)
17. Kerrera (possibly)
18. M3
19. New dawn
20. Oswald
21. Passages
22. Pollux 2
23. R. mackay (possibly)
24. Romeo
25. Romeo (possibly)
26. Scallywag
27. Socrates
28. Three sisters
29. Ulabrand (possibly)
30. Winsome
31. Zafiris

 

Name: BEN-MAY

Year of registration: 1938

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1938, last detected: 1979

Details measurements/cartography: POSN 9C 350DEGS FROM MULL OF GALLOWAY LT OR 543900N, 045130W. (CG DRUMMORF). H7568/38 22.11.38 H7568/38 22.11.38 MARKED BY LT BUOY. (N LIGHTS, TELECON). - TNM 2489/38. H7568/38 1.11.39 H7568/38 1.11.39 LT BUOY HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. (N LT HO BOARD). H7568/38 9.4.40 H7568/38 9.4.40 INS DW G CON BUOY LAID. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN).

- NM ACTION H7568/38 23.6.42 H7568/38 23.6.42 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN BUOY. H7568/38 4.1.52 H7568/38 4.1.52 AMEND TO WK 7.5FMS AND DELETE BUOY. (HMS FRANKLIN).

- NM 31/52. H5331/53 25.8.53 H5331/53 25.8.53 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). NC 45 22.7.69 22.7.69 AMEND TO WK 7FMS (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). NC 2724. 9.2.79 9.2.79 AMEND TO WK 13.2MTRS IN POSN 543900N, 045130W. NC 1411. 25.3.13 25.3.13 [WGD] POSN: 5439.005N, 0451.568W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 39.005 N,4 51.568 W

 

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