This is the information page about the shipwreck Bessemer city (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.924 N,5 31.828 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asia
13. Aud
14. Austria (possibly)
15. Balbec
16. Bard (possibly)
17. Besse (probably)
18. Bessemer city (probably)
19. Bill (part of)(possibly)
20. Bill (possibly)
21. Bolette (possibly)
22. Busby
23. Cheerful
24. Chimu
25. Christina
26. Christos markettos
27. City of cardiff
28. City of westminster (& kul)
29. Congener
30. Conqueror
31. Corvus
32. Courtown
33. Cristina
34. Dageid
35. Denebola
36. Depois
37. Devon
38. Dunaskin
39. Dundee (probably)
40. Dux (possibly)
41. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
42. Enrico parodi
43. Facto
44. Fanny lambert
45. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
46. Gallier (possibly)
47. Garthclyde (possibly)
48. Gemini
49. Genevieve (possibly)
50. Glamorgan coast
51. Glendale
52. Gleno
53. Grip (part of)
54. Hampshire
55. Helene (probably)
56. Hellopes
57. Hms anson
58. Hms royalo
59. Hms warspite
60. Hms warspite (part of)
61. Hms warwick
62. Hmy viva 2
63. Hockwold
64. Holland xix
65. Hopeful (possibly)
66. Iona
67. J duncan
68. Jose de aramburu
69. Joshua nicholson
70. Juan ferrer
71. Juanita
72. Kate thomas (possibly)
73. Kildonan ?
74. Kilmaho
75. Kintuck
76. Lake grafton
77. Lake grafton (possibly)
78. Lia'g
79. Liberty
80. Lincoln
81. Loe bar wk
82. Luna
83. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
84. Luxembourg (probably)
85. Lyminge
86. Madeline
87. Marie roberts
88. Maroc
89. Moorview
90. Mystique (possibly)
91. Nanna (possibly)
92. New pioneer
93. Nile
94. Norma (possibly)
95. Noya (possibly)
96. Ocean harvest
97. Onega
98. Orion
99. Ospra
100. Pacific reliance
101. Peer gynt (possibly)
102. Petersham
103. Phoenix 202
104. Phoenix 203
105. Pioneer (possibly)
106. Polesley (possibly)
107. Ponthieu
108. Prestige
109. Primo ?
110. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
111. Princess royal
112. Quarnero
113. Regency (probably)
114. Reidar (possibly)
115. Rms mulheim
116. Rossmore (possibly)
117. Saint guenole
118. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
119. Saxon briton
120. Schiedam
121. Sea viper
122. Secil japan (bow section)
123. Secil japan (stern section)
124. Setubel(probably)
125. Shanes castle
126. Shoreham (probably)
127. Sirius (possibly)
128. St anthony (possibly)
129. St chamond
130. St george
131. St george (possibly)
132. Stabil (possibly)
133. Sten (possibly)
134. Sylvia-mary z-525
135. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
136. Traute sarnow
137. Tungufoss
138. Tyrhaug
139. U 1018
140. U 1209 (possibly)
141. U 399
142. U 400 (possibly)
143. Umbre
144. Underwood
145. Union crystal (possibly)
146. Union star (parts of)(probably)
147. Veghtstroom (possibly)
148. Vesuvius
149. Vigrid (possibly)
150. Vine branch (possibly)
151. Vinovia
152. War baron (probably)
153. Westwood (possibly)
154. Wild boar
155. William cory
156. Yewcroft
157. Zone (probably)

 

Name: BESSEMER CITY (PROBABLY)

Length 134.6 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 5686 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,timber,foodstuffs: solid,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built in 1920 by chickasaw shipbuilding company, chickasaw. passage new westminster for london via liverpool. wrecked in brea cove where she broke in two. (ll & sibi).

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: 12.5.70 12.5.70 LATEST REPORTS STATE THAT THE WRECK LIES IN SHALLOW WATER ABOUT 150FT FROM THE BASE OF THE TREVALGAN CLIFF. (LL). H1282/77/116 4.5.77 H1282/77/116 4.5.77 REPD LOST OFF CLODGY/TREVALGAN NR ST IVES. (P R JONES, 25.2.77). 14.12.09 14.12.09 DIVED 1.5.05 IN 5012.924N, 0531.828W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY E/S IN GEN DEPTH 3-12MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. NOT DISCERNABLE WITH E/S DUE TO AREAS OF REEF. VERY MUCH BROKEN AND SCATTERED OVER A VERY LARGE AREA. PLATES, GIRDERS, BOLLARDS ETC LIE AMONGT AREAS OF REEF AND UNDER SAND. QUOTED POSN IS FOR THE TWO BOILERS. ENGINE AND DRIVE SHAFT WITHOUT PROP SEEN. HIGHEST POINT IS TOP OF ENGINE BUT NO PART STANDS HIGHER THAN ADJACENT ROCKS. ZINC INGOT (35 X 22 7CM) RECOVERED WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS BESSEMER CITY. (G J LOCKETT, REPORT DTD 5.12.09). PLOTS ON SHORE DANGER LINE ON BA 1168 [PLAN: ST IVES BAY]. FOR FILING ONLY. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE

Position: 50 12.924 N,5 31.828 W

 

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