This is the information page about the shipwreck Boynton (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 5.68 N,5 55.612 W (50.161333333333, -5.6753333333333)

 

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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. Acklington
2. Aida lauro
3. Alacrity
4. Alden gifford (possibly)
5. Arbel (probably)
6. Arnside (possibly)
7. Asia
8. Aurelien
9. Balbec
10. Bill (part of)(possibly)
11. Bill (possibly)
12. Boynton (possibly)
13. Busby
14. Camiola (possibly)
15. Cato
16. Chimu
17. Christina
18. City of cardiff
19. City of westminster (& kul)
20. Clan macnab
21. Courtown
22. Depois
23. Devon
24. Dunaskin
25. Emblem
26. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
27. Empire kingsley
28. Gallier (possibly)
29. Garthclyde (possibly)
30. Girl patricia
31. Glamorgan coast
32. Heathmore
33. Hms decoy (probably)
34. Hms pincher
35. Holland xix
36. Hopeful (possibly)
37. Iona
38. J duncan
39. Jose de aramburu
40. Joshua nicholson
41. Kate thomas (possibly)
42. Kildonan ?
43. Lake grafton
44. Lake grafton (possibly)
45. Liberty
46. Lovat
47. Luna
48. Luxembourg (probably)
49. Maria de larrinaga
50. Marie roberts
51. Maroc
52. Moorview
53. Orion
54. Oriskany
55. Phoenix 202
56. Pioneer (possibly)
57. Polesley (possibly)
58. Regency (probably)
59. Rms mulheim
60. Saint guenole
61. Saxon briton
62. Sea viper
63. Seapoint (possibly)
64. Setubel(probably)
65. Sirius (possibly)
66. Sylvia-mary z-525
67. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
68. Tralee trader
69. Tungufoss
70. U 1208 (possibly)
71. U 1209 (possibly)
72. U 247 (possibly)
73. Umbre
74. Union crystal (possibly)
75. Vine branch (possibly)
76. Wild boar
77. William cory

 

Name: BOYNTON (POSSIBLY)

Length 91.4 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2578 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built in 1892 by j l thompson & sons, sunderland. owned at the time of loss by w & e s lamplough. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 245 nhp, single shaft. passage manchester for france. torpedoed by uc-47. 23 men lost. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 146 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H2537/28 H2537/28 SUNK 5 WNW OF CAPE CORNWALL IN 500700N, 055200W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - NCA. H2613/78 10.3.78 H2613/78 10.3.78 WK LOCATED 21.7.77 IN 500543N, 055530W [OGB] USING HF/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. APPEARS BROKEN UP & IS VERY POOR SONAR CONTACT. DCS3 LENGTH 90MTRS, LYING 150/330DEGS & UPRIGHT. (HMS FOX, HI 42A/77). CHART AS WK 59MTRS. BR STD. 7.2.14 7.2.14 EXAM'D 22.8.13 IN 5005.680N, 0555.612E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59.5 IN GEN DEPTH 66.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 83MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS, HT 7.0MTRS. LIES 146/326 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. VERY BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1415). FULLY COLLAPSED, BOWS SE. DONKEY BOILER, BOILERS, ENGINE PROMINENT. RETAIN WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED, BOILERS/ENGINE PROMINENT

Position: 50 5.68 N,5 55.612 W

 

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