This is the information page about the shipwreck Bengrove (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 17.898 N,4 7.546 W (51.292766666667, -4.0713)

 

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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. Aghios spyridon (possibly)
2. Alpha
3. Antwerpen (probably)
4. Bengrove (probably)
5. Beninin (possibly)
6. Cabenda
7. Carnsew
8. Eldon park
9. Fagernes (probably)
10. Fort medine
11. G a savage (possibly)
12. Harvester
13. Hms princess
14. Hodd
15. Leonard pearce
16. London ii (possibly)
17. Madjoe
18. Marianela santander
19. Marie elaine (possibly)
20. Monte gurugu (possibly)
21. Pen-y-mor (possibly)
22. Prince ivanhoe
23. Riptide
24. Riverton (stern portion) (possibly)
25. Rossekop ii
26. Scarweather ltv
27. Sirdar
28. Solor (stern part) (probably)
29. Springtide
30. Ss hornet
31. Stalheim
32. Stan woolaway
33. Strombus (part of)
34. Strombus (part of)
35. Strombus (part of)
36. Strombus (part of)(probably)
37. Thistlemor
38. Trevessa
39. Yesso

 

Name: BENGROVE (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 245 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: SANK ABOUT 5 MILES NNE FROM ILFRACOMBE. (WW1SL). H1310/87/4 23.2.87 SANK IN 30 MINS. COULD BE SEEN CLEARLY FROM SHORE. (J STOCKS, 9.1.87). H3840/86 29.2.88 WK LOCATED IN 511752N, 040728W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 31-32MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 140MTRS. LYING 040/220 DEG. (HMS BEAGLE, HN DTD 18.2.88).

- NM 836/88. H3840/86 11.4.88 EXAM'D 17.2.88 USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. POSN, LEAST DEPTH, ETC. AS ABOVE. APPARENTLY INTACT. GAVE NO SONAR SHADOW DUE TO ITS HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED. HAS 3 HIGH POINTS, THE MIDSHIPS ONE IS HIGHEST. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 359). NFA. HH090/478/01 6.7.89 EXAM'D 17.6.89 IN 511752N, 040728W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.3, FOUL AT 24.5MTRS. GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. CHART AS SW 24MTRS. (HMS FAWN, HI 478). LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED BY BEAGLE NOW THOUGHT EITHER TO BE FISH, NETS OR STRONG UPWELLING CURRENT. AMEND TO SW 24MTRS.

- NM 2149/89. SEP 2020/000233025 24.7.20 WK LOCATED IN 5117.898N, 0407.546W (WGD). LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.24MTRS, LENGTH 115.15MTRS, WIDTH 33.55MTRS, HT 7.78MTRS, ORIENTATION 245DEGS. NO SCOUR. (H525, HI1506). AMEND DW 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 51 17.898 N,4 7.546 W

 

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