This is the information page about the shipwreck Boscastle (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 14.722 N,5 17.031 W (52.027483333333, -4.9751833333333)

 

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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. Atlas rose
2. Bangarth
3. Baron carnegie
4. Boltonhall (possibly)
5. Boscastle (possibly)
6. Clydesdale
7. Dan beard (fwd part)
8. Empire gunner (possibly)
9. Empire panther (probably)
10. Ethel
11. Gresham (possibly)
12. Halberdier (possibly)
13. Kassanga (possibly)
14. Landonia (probably)
15. Leysian
16. Little wing
17. Mandala
18. Margaretha
19. Metric
20. Moyallon
21. Norfolk coast
22. Pentwyn (possibly)
23. Port townsville (probably)
24. Prins frederik hendrik (possibly)
25. Rosylin
26. Rotula (possibly)
27. Sapphire (possibly)
28. Soreldoc (possibly)
29. Spenser (possibly)
30. St patrick (possibly)
31. Strathnairn (possibly)
32. The queen
33. U 1302 (possibly)
34. William rhodes moorhouse

 

Name: BOSCASTLE (POSSIBLY)

Length 90.8 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2346 ton
Load: coal

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u111 whilst on voyage barry to scapa flow. (ww1sl & der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1980

Details measurements/cartography: 8.4.18 8.4.18 WK REPD 12M NNE STRUMBLE HD. (TEL GOODWICK) 9.4.18 M.17908 9.4.18 WK 14M NNW [MAG] OF STRUMBLE HD. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - ACCEPT 521230N, 051900W APPROX - BA 1410. 3.4.45 3.4.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 521330N, 051800W. LENGTH 180FT, HEIGHT 36FT. (AUBD 319/148 ESCORT GROUP 5). 4.5.78 4.5.78 SHOWN AS USC PA 55MTRS IN 521230N, 051900W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - NC 1178. H1950/76 14.11.80 H1950/76 14.11.80 WK EXAM'D 21.5.80 IN 521442N, 051658W, USING HF6 [ 2 LOP]. DECCA USED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 72 IN GEN DEPTH 78MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. APPROX LENGTH 75MTRS. LYING NE/SW. STRONG MAGNETIC SIGNATURE. (HMS BEAGLE HI 40/80) - R/P.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 14.722 N,5 17.031 W

 

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