This is the information page about the shipwreck Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.385 N,1 0.188 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Angry fish
3. Armenier
4. Arno (possibly)
5. Asborg
6. Bettann (bow section)
7. Bettann (stern section)
8. Camberwell
9. Cambrian
10. Cambrian (part of)
11. Cambrian princess (probably)
12. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
13. Camswan
14. Capable
15. Cuba
16. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
17. Donegal (possibly)
18. Duddon (probably)
19. Elford
20. Empress queen
21. Excelsior
22. Faith
23. Fallodon
24. Flag theofano
25. Fort yale
26. Fpt iv
27. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
28. G-cbpt
29. Gerarda
30. Germa geisha
31. Glen (possibly)
32. Grace dieu
33. Grip fast
34. Harry sharman
35. Hauler
36. Highland brigade
37. Hm lct 427 (after part)
38. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
39. Hms apley (possibly)
40. Hms boxer
41. Hms evadne (possibly)
42. Hms hazard
43. Hms hazardous
44. Hms insolent
45. Hms invincible
46. Hms p12 (stern section).
47. Hms prince leopold
48. Hms undine
49. Hms velox
50. Hmsm a1
51. Irishman
52. Isleworth
53. Kurland
54. Lct 1068
55. Leon
56. Lowmount
57. Luciston
58. Luis
59. Mary rose
60. Minerva (possibly)
61. Montecrana (possibly)
62. Moonraker (probably)
63. Oriflamme
64. Orion
65. Pearl (probably)
66. Polandia (possibly)
67. Ps ryde
68. Roway
69. Rtc no.9
70. Sinah
71. Sines (possibly)
72. Stokes bay pier (remains)
73. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
74. Teelin head
75. Tweed
76. U 1195
77. U 90
78. Ub 21
79. Ub 81
80. Vadne
81. Vanessa (probably)
82. Wapello
83. Weston maid (possibly)
84. Withern

 

Name: CAMPEADOR 5 (BOW SECTION)(PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H0521/40 6.9.40 H0521/40 6.9.40 SUNK 306DEGS, 2.39M FROM NAB TR. (ADMIRALTY). H2643/44 28.7.45 H2643/44 28.7.45 RAISED & BEACHED. (ADMIRALTY). H0595/40 28.7.45 H0595/40 28.7.45 OBSTN LIES IN 504122N, 010014W, 303DEGS, 2.4M FROM NAB TR. EXAMINED BY DIVERS: SMALL STEEL CRAFT ABOUT 40FT LONG, 12FT WIDE. MUCH DAMAGED & COVERED WITH GROWTH. HAS WOOD DECKING IN PARTS & DRIFTER TYPE OF WINCH. FORWARD BOOM GOOSENECK & ROLLER FAIRLEADS FOUND. SOME LENGTHS OF PERMANENT GUARD RAIL STILL IN PLACE. SMALL GUN MOUNTING & ANCHOR, WITH 4FT SHANK, LIE CLOSE BUT CLEAR OF WK. LEAST DEPTH 28FT. (CSO, HMS VERNON, 7.12.45). CHART AS WK 4FMS 4FT.

- NM 4324/45. H1179/51 9.8.51 H1179/51 9.8.51 SEARCHED FOR UNSUCCESSFULLY USING E/S. OROPESA NOT POSSIBLE. GEN DEPTH OF 5FMS 1FT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. (SCES, 5.2.51). NCA. 18.10.55 18.10.55 POSN AMENDED TO 504122N, 010006W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). LC 2050. H591/55 29.1.56 H591/55 29.1.56 SWEDISH BAR SWEEP 27/28.5.54 IN 504121N, 010006W USING HSA. CLEAR AT 27, FOUL AT 28FT. GEN DEPTH 35FT. WK SMALL IN EXTENT. (SCES, 12.1.55). NCA. H859/58 19.3.58 H859/58 19.3.58 TWO WKS LOCATED - (A) DRIFT SWEEP 5.9.57 IN 504121.4N, 010006W USING HSA. CLEAR AT 23, FOUL AT 24FT IN GEN DEPTH 33FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24FT. SMALL WK. E/S TRACE VERY GOOD. (B) IN 504122N, 010007.4 USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 26, FOUL AT 27FT IN GEN DEPTH 33FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27FT. (SCES, SWEEP REPORT 21.1.58). AMEND TO WK 3FMS 5FT IN 504121N, 010006W.

- NM 543/58. H1262/64 23.4.64 H1262/64 23.4.64 WK IN POSN (A) CONFIRMED LEAST E/S DEPTH 29FT [LAT]. (B) NOT LOCATED. (SCES, 1964). NCA. H1262/64 28.3.66 H1262/64 28.3.66 NOW CHARTED AS SW 3FMS 3FT (6.4MTRS) [LAT]. NC 2050. H3378/66 11.3.71 H3378/66 11.3.71 NOT FOUND DURING TWO DAYS SEARCH WITH FISHERMANS & TRANSIT SONAR. (SCES, 22.2.71). NCA. H2377/75 10.4.75 H2377/75 10.4.75 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC SOUNDING. NOT SEARCHED FOR. (SCES, 1974). NCA. H2377/75 25.6.79 H2377/75 25.6.79 LOCATED USING DCS3 DURING SONAR SWEEP. SONAR HT 3.78MTRS. (FSL WATERWITCH, SCES, HI 80C/78). NO FIX DETAILS SUPPLIED. GEN DEPTH FROM FAIR SHEET: 10.1 - 10.5MTRS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. NO EVIDENCE OF 2ND WK ON DCS3 TRACE. H1310/85/26 23.8.85 H1310/85/26 23.8.85 IDENTIFIED AS BOW SECTION OF SMALL VESSEL LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. HIGH QUALITY OF FITTINGS & TEAK DECK SUGGESTS THIS IS PART OF THE REQUESTIONED YACHT SUNK DURING WW II. EXTENSIVE SEARCH WITH E/S & MAGNETOMETER FAILED TO FIND WRECKAGE REPD CLOSE BY IN SCES 1958 REPORT. (M WALSH, 18.9.85). MAIN SECTION OF THIS WK WAS BEACHED IN 504153N, 010459W IN 1945 & SCRAPPED IN THE 1950'S. NCA. H3847/86 8.1.90 H3847/86 8.1.90 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC SOUNDING. NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). NCA. 9.7.10 SEP 2010/000109905 9.7.10 LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.96MTRS. ILL-DEFINED. SCOUR AREA TO N. (SDC BATHY, EXAMINATION OF NATURAL ENGLAND'S DIGITAL DATA). AMEND WK 8.9MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE, SCOUR TO N

Position: 50 41.385 N,1 0.188 W

 

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