This is the information page about the shipwreck Benaiah, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 28.02 N,5 53.22 W (53.371616666667, -5.6589166666667)

 

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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. Atika
2. Benaiah
3. Bolivar
4. Bolivar (fwd part)(probably)
5. Bydand
6. County of lancaster
7. Dieter
8. Downshire (possibly)
9. Fern (probably)
10. Flying dart
11. Flying hawk
12. Glenorchy (possibly)
13. Hare (probably)
14. Hms deliverer
15. Hms guide me ii
16. Hms vanguard
17. Innisfallen
18. Leinster
19. Loch fergus
20. Marlay
21. Nellie esplin
22. Polwell (probably)
23. Queen victoria
24. Queen victoria
25. Rose mystique
26. Rose of lough gill
27. Salaminia (probably)
28. Sir charles napier
29. St ibar
30. St michan (possibly)
31. Tayleur
32. Therese emile yvon
33. Vesper (possibly)
34. W m barkley (possibly)

 

Name: BENAIAH

Length 22.9 meter, tonnage 88 ton

Cause: sank while under tow of fv girona.

Year of registration: 1992

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter

Known since: 1992, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: HH208/400/01 21.12.92 SANK IN 532805N, 075301W IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. (MRSC BELFAST & MRSC SHANNON). INS AS USCPA 25MTRS.

- NM 267/93. 10.5.14 LIES IN 5328.020N, 0553.220W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.36 IN GEN DEPTH 40.83MTRS. LENGTH 23.8MTRS. (IRISH WK LIST). AMEND WK 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2015/000263012 7.3.16 WK 35.14MTRS IN 5328.020N, 0553.220W [WGD]. (GSI IRELAND WK RECORDS, CV09_05). AMEND TO NDW 35MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 28.02 N,5 53.22 W

 

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