This is the information page about the shipwreck Bjornvik (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.607 N,5 7.157 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Andromeda
5. Arab
6. Ardgarry
7. Arvor
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Beatrice (possibly)
16. Bellucia
17. Ben asdale
18. Ben rein
19. Benito
20. Bjornvik (possibly)
21. Brest
22. Bretonne (probably)
23. Brigamara
24. Cape finisterre (probably)
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Caroni river
28. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
29. Centurion (possibly)
30. Cieszyn
31. Citrine
32. City of corinth (possibly)
33. City of ghent
34. Clan apline
35. Clan malcolm
36. Congener
37. Corvus
38. Cromdale
39. Cyrenian
40. Czar
41. Dispatch (possibly)
42. Epsilon
43. Erato
44. Eric calvert (possibly)
45. Eskdale
46. Eva (possibly)
47. Forde
48. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
49. Ganymede
50. Gap
51. Glendale
52. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hansy
56. Happy returns (possibly)
57. Hera
58. Hmml 380
59. Hms almond (after part)
60. Hms almond (bow part)
61. Hms anson
62. Hms brandlebas
63. Hms comet
64. Hms gloaming
65. Hms javelin (stern section)
66. Hms kurd
67. Hms lady of the isles
68. Hms primrose
69. Hms rinovia
70. Hms roche bonne
71. Hms torrent
72. Hmy sappho (possibly)
73. Hnlms brielle
74. Hockwold
75. Ilston
76. Jersey queen (possibly)
77. John
78. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
79. Juno
80. Karen marie
81. Kerris reed
82. Krosfond
83. Kwester
84. La suippe
85. Lady cory-wright
86. Lady dalhousie
87. Le vieux tigre
88. Leander
89. Leon martin (part of)
90. Libourne
91. Loe bar wk
92. Lord snowden (probably)
93. Lorle (probably)
94. Lucent (possibly)
95. Lydie
96. Merle
97. Mervyn (possibly)
98. Mina cantiquin
99. Mitera marigo
100. Mohegan
101. Mosel
102. Mountby
103. Mourne (probably)
104. N g petersen
105. Normand
106. Noya (possibly)
107. Nyassa
108. Ocklinge
109. Omer denise
110. Ospra
111. Pearl (possibly)
112. Penelope jane (possibly)
113. Pindos
114. Plantaganet
115. Poljames
116. Poljames
117. Ponus
118. Port chalmers
119. Queen (possibly)
120. Rigmor (possibly)
121. Robert
122. Rock island bridge
123. Royal anne galley
124. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
125. Schiedam
126. Secil japan (bow section)
127. Secil japan (stern section)
128. Shoal fisher
129. Spital
130. Spyridion vagliano
131. St anthony (possibly)
132. Stanwood
133. Twilight water
134. U 1018
135. U 399
136. U 95
137. Ub 106 (possibly)
138. Ub 112 (possibly)
139. Ub 128 (possibly)
140. Ub 86 (possibly)
141. Ub 97 (possibly)
142. Uc 66
143. Ula
144. Veritas
145. Vigrid (possibly)
146. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
147. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
148. Violet
149. Volnay
150. War tune
151. Westwood (possibly)
152. Wyndcliffe
153. Zebra

 

Name: BJORNVIK (POSSIBLY)

Length 64.9 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 812 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases

Cause: sunk by german aircraft whilst en route from newport to fowey. 16 lives lost. (ll ww1). vessel, built in 1918 by cochrane & sons and owned at the time of loss by a f bjornstads rederi a/s, was bombed and sunk by german aircraft near the lizard. 17 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter, Height above seabed: 61 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 29.4.60 SUNK IN POSN 90DEGS LIZARD HEAD 2.8 MILES. (TRADE DIV LIST, JAN 1942). POSN 495730N, 050800W FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/14 13.8.99 LOCATED IN 4957.649N, 0507.220W [WGD] USING GPS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED. (J ROSEVEARE). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 17.10.05 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN 5 YEARS. SEP 2014/000153151 22.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 4957.607N, 0507.157W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 57.9 IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 9.1MTRS. LIES 061/241 DEGS WITH BOWS SW. STRNG MAGETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (MMT, HI 1455). DAMAGE TO PORT SIDE FWD. AMEND WK 57MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2014/000153151_1 5.11.14 LEAST M/B DEPTH 57.77MTRS. (BDC, HI 1455). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS SW, DAMAGE PORT SIDE FWD

Position: 49 57.607 N,5 7.157 W

 

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