This is the information page about the shipwreck Brittany, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 50 N,8 30.05 W (55.808183333333, -8.5849333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: BRITTANY
Length 100.6 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 2926 ton
Load: general and mixed goods
Cause: vessel, built 1898, sank following collision with hms eglantine. en-route clyde to buenos aires or liverpool for montevideo in convoy.
Water depth above wreck: 122 meter
Known since: 1918
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 555000N, 083000W. (SEA BREEZES, VOL 45).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 50 N,8 30.05 W