Wreck: Bretonne (probably) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Bretonne (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.663 N,5 1.227 W (50.077717, -5.020450)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: BRETONNE (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1992
Water depth above wreck: 56 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm
Known since: 1992, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: HH090/521/01 27.1.92 WK, LYING IN TWO PARTS, EXAM'D 27.6.91 IN 500437N, 050109.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 10MTRS. LIES 010/190DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 521). INS AS WK 47MTRS. BR STD. 1.6.00 DIVED IN 5004.633N, 0501.151W [WGD] USING DGPS. THIS IS THE POSN OF THE STERN. STANDS 9MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. LIES INTACT WITH BOW S. BOW AND STERN INTACT, MIDSHIPS APPARENTLY COLLAPSED. STERN LISTS 15DEGS TO STBD. LENGTH 85MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. PROBABLY 1000-2000 TONS. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 1.6.00). NCA. 5.6.00 CONSIDERED TO BE 'BRETONNE'. STERN LIES ON STARBOARD SIDE. 12FT GAP BETWEEN STERN AND BOW WHERE MIDSHIPS COLLAPSED. BOW INVERTED WITH 2.5FT GAP BETWEEN TOP OF HULL AND SEABED, WITH UPPERWORKS EMBEDDED IN SILT. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 5.6.00). HH232/420/06 15.12.04 EXAM'D IN 5004.658N, 0501.232E [WGD]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.9MTRS. LENGTH 76MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES N/S. (RESON/FATHOMS SURVEY DTD 18.10.04). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2017/000321067 12.12.17 LOCATED IN 2017 IN 5004.663N, 0501.227W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46 MTRS. (FALMOUTH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS). Amend NDW 46MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ON STBD SIDE, COLLAPSED MIDSHIPS, BOW S, DIMENSIONS BY DIVER
Position: 50 4.663 N,5 1.227 W
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