This is the information page about the shipwreck Bolette (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 27.548 N,5 33.165 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. Alacrity
3. Alster (possibly)
4. Aud
5. Austria (possibly)
6. Bard (possibly)
7. Besse (probably)
8. Bessemer city (probably)
9. Bill (possibly)
10. Bolette (possibly)
11. Busby
12. Cheerful
13. Chimu
14. Christos markettos
15. Courtown
16. Dageid
17. Denebola
18. Dundee (probably)
19. Dux (possibly)
20. Enrico parodi
21. Fanny lambert
22. Gemini
23. Genevieve (possibly)
24. Gleno
25. Hampshire
26. Helene (probably)
27. Hms warwick
28. Hmy viva 2
29. Juanita
30. Kildonan ?
31. Kintuck
32. Kynance (probably)
33. Lia'g
34. Liberty
35. Lombard (possibly)
36. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
37. Luxembourg (probably)
38. Lyminge
39. Madeline
40. Marcelle
41. Morning star
42. Nile
43. Onega
44. Pacific reliance
45. Peer gynt (possibly)
46. Petersham
47. Polesley (possibly)
48. Primo ?
49. Princess royal
50. Quarnero
51. Rossmore (possibly)
52. Saxon briton
53. Secil japan (bow section)
54. Secil japan (stern section)
55. Shanes castle
56. Shoreham (probably)
57. Sna i (possibly)
58. St chamond
59. St george
60. St george (possibly)
61. Stabil (possibly)
62. Sten (possibly)
63. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
64. Traute sarnow
65. Tyrhaug
66. U 400 (possibly)
67. Umbre
68. Union crystal (possibly)
69. Veghtstroom (possibly)
70. Vesuvius
71. Vine branch (possibly)
72. War baron (probably)
73. William cory
74. Zone (probably)

 

Name: BOLETTE (POSSIBLY)

Length 69 meter, width: 11.2 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 1167 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1920 by akers mek. verksted. owned at the time of loss by a/s ganger rolf. twin boilers, triple expansion engine of 127hp. single shaft. bombed and sunk by german aircraft. passage workington for devonport. cargo coal.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: 29.12.44 29.12.44 & 25.1.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 502730N, 053248W. (AUBD 301/125). H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 25.3.45 WK, LENGTH 88FT, HEIGHT 20FT, DIRN 085/265DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/5 & EG9). H5872/52 20.11.53 H5872/52 20.11.53 CHART AS NDW PA IN 502730N, 053245W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1149. H2959/73 17.2.75 H2959/73 17.2.75 FISHERMANS FASTENER PRESUMED THIS WK FOUND IN 502730N, 053300W USING DECCA. (MR GILES, 13.2.75). AMEND TO USC 28MTRS, RETAIN ORIGINAL POSN. H2979/74 16.9.77 H2979/74 16.9.77 WK REPORTED IN 502733N, 053303W EXTENDING TO 502735N, 053250W USING DECCA. TWO FFS ALSO REPD IN 502710N, 053231W AND 502721N, 053255W USING DECCA. (E.GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC 48MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. HH090/799/01 20.12.00 HH090/799/01 20.12.00 EXAM'D 4.9.00 IN 5027.548N, 0533.165W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.9 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 98MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.9MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. BOWS 030 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS CLOSE BY. LARGE WK, GENERALLY INTACT. BECOMING COVERED WITH SAND. (NP 1008, HI 799). AMEND TO WK 53MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BECOMING COVERED WITH SAND, BOWS NE

Position: 50 27.548 N,5 33.165 W

 

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