This is the information page about the shipwreck Braeglen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 32.737 N,3 48.099 W (53.360516666667, -3.7421666666667)

 

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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. ? susie mo ii
2. Alarm
3. Albanian
4. Albion (probably)
5. Amlwch rose
6. Ardlough
7. Ben cruachan
8. Bijou
9. Braeglen
10. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
11. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
12. Cairnross
13. Calcium (probably)
14. Chacabuco (possibly)
15. Chagres
16. City of brussels
17. Clytie
18. Constance
19. Delfina
20. Dublin
21. Fb 110 (possibly)
22. Fb 112 (possibly)
23. Fb 116 (possibly)
24. Fb 118 (possibly)
25. Fb 265 (possibly)
26. Fb 267 (possibly)
27. Fb 275 (possibly)
28. Fb 278 (possibly)
29. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
30. Fb 295 (possibly)
31. Fb 296 (possibly)
32. Fb 297 (possibly)
33. Fb 300 (possibly)
34. Fb 43 (possibly)
35. Fb 47 (possibly)
36. Fb 56 (possibly)
37. Fb 72 (possibly)
38. Fb 83 (possibly)
39. Fb 86 (possibly)
40. Fb 98 (probably)
41. Four brothers (possibly)
42. Ghambira
43. Gleneden
44. Horizon (possibly)
45. Hornby (possibly)
46. Hoveringham 2
47. Kilcoan (probably)
48. Linda blanche
49. Lugar
50. Manx fairy
51. Marie moller
52. Mermaid (probably)
53. Nicola faith
54. Nydia (probably)
55. Ocean monarch
56. Penrhos (probably)
57. Penstone
58. Princess victoria
59. Rea 1
60. Rea 10
61. Rea 5
62. Rea 7 (possibly)
63. Rea 8 (possibly)
64. Rea 9 (possibly)
65. Residu
66. Resurgam
67. Rhosneigr
68. Rothsay castle
69. Seahow
70. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
71. Strathrye
72. Tijl uilenspiegel
73. Tongue beacon (possibly)
74. Torch
75. Tt 6 (possibly)
76. Vine (possibly)

 

Name: BRAEGLEN

Length 43.3 meter, width: 7.7 meter, draught: 3.3, tonnage 367 ton
Load: stone

Cause: ex-fairfor, ex-crofthead. built in 1891 by j fullerton & co, paisley. owned at time of loss by t m collier, bray & co, wicklow. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 65nhp, single shaft. passage llandalus for ayr. sank following a collision with ss sarah brough, 284 tons. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1971

Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 77 cm

Known since: 1971, last detected: 20210814

Details measurements/cartography: H5043/70 19.1.71 FASTENER REPORTED IN 533257N, 034800W. (NETH HO). NCA. H3838/86 3.12.87 WK 31.0 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS IN 533243N, 034801W [OGB]. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGNAL DTD 2.12.87).

- NM 366/88. H2993/88 13.6.88 EXAM'D 30.11.87 IN 533243N, 034801W [OGB] USING HIFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.7 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. EXAM'D ALSO BY HMS BULLDOG USING HYDROSEARCH: VERT HT 6.0MTRS, SHADOW HT 5.1MTRS. LENGTH 48.7MTRS, BEAM 15.5MTRS. LYING 260/080 DEG WITH BOW W, WHERE HIGHEST PART WAS FOUND. 2 HOLDS. MUCH OF WK APPEARS TO BE BURIED. CHART AS WK 31MTRS. (HMS HECATE, HI 357). NFA. HH100/351/04 18.4.91 WK IN 533250N, 034750W IDENTIFIED AS THE BRAEGLEN. LIES SW/NE WITH STERN UPRIGHT TO NE. IN V BROKEN CONDITION IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. BOILER IN STERN AREA, AS IS REMAINS OF A GUN MOUNTING. FOR'D SECTION COMPLETELY DESTROYED. GRAVEL CARGO LITTERS THE SEABED. (S A RODGER, 13.3.91). SEP2022/000028019 12.04.22 EXAM'D 14.08.2021; IN 5332.737N, 0348.099W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.71MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. LENGTH 50.6MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HEIGHT 3.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 077/257 DEGS. WELL DEGRADED WRECK, PARTIALLY BURIED, VISIBLE ENGINES AND BOILER. BOW AND MID-SECTION ARE BURIED, AND STERN SECTION COLLAPSED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1507 - H525-7929). AMEND DW 29.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Well degraded wreck, partially buried, visible engines and boiler. UK NM 3761/22

Position: 53 32.737 N,3 48.099 W

 

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