This is the information page about the shipwreck Bull steamer (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 20.766 N,3 28.348 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: BULL STEAMER (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1939
Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1939, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: H6025/39 22.8.39 WK LOCATED IN 502042N, 032823W. (HMS GLEANER). CHART AS NDW PA. NM. H2502/51 24.4.51 EXAM'D IN 502042N, 032817W. LEAST DEPTH 20FMS. STANDS 40FT ABOVE SEABED. (HMS SEAGULL, SURVEY [E8881]). AMEND TO WK 20FMS IN REVISED POSN. H3950/70 22.9.70 NOW CHARTED AS WK 36MTRS. NC 1613. H2396/77 10.3.77 WK IN 502042N, 032819W [OGB] USING DECCA. LENGTH OVER 400FT. LIES APPROX E/W. NOT DIVED ON. SONAR SUGGESTS IT IS MUCH BROKEN UP. KNOWN TO LOCAL SUB-AQUA DIVERS AND LOCAL FISHERMEN AS THE 'BULL STEAMER' (AFTER BULL ROCK NEARBY). (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.2.77 - SURVEY BY SV 'QUEEN MOTHER', JUNE 1975). NCA. H2012/81 14.10.81 EXAM'D 30.6.81 IN 502044N, 032816W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.9 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. APPEARS INTACT & LYING 040/220DEGS. (HMS HERALD, HI 42/81). LENGTH APPROX 140MTRS FROM EXAMINATION PLOT. NCA. H2061/82 14.9.83 EXAM'D 20.4.83 IN 502044N, 032816W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.3 IN GEN DEPTH 49.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS HERALD, HI 132). AMEND TO WK 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/01 20.10.89 DIVED ON IN 1989 ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NOT A WRECK BUT A LARGE ROCK PINNACLE - APPARENTLY A SEAWARD CONTINUATION OF LINE OF ROCKS - MEWSTONE, E BLACKSTONE AND BULL ROCK. NO SIGN OF WRECKAGE HAS BEEN FOUND WHILST DIVING AT SLACK WATER. (M R ROWLEY, 17.9.89). NCA YET. 30.4.13 EXAM'D 17.1.13 IN 5020.766N, 0328.348W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.2 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 180MTRS, WIDTH 85MTRS, HT 12.5MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. PROBABLY A ROCK FEATURE. SMALLER CONTACT LIES 50MTRS W OF MAIN FEATURE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND OBSTN 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?PROBABLE ROCK FEATURE, SMALL CONTACT 50MTRS W
Position: 50 20.766 N,3 28.348 W