This is the information page about the shipwreck Canterbury bell, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 21.753 N,4 57.687 W (51.593933333333, -5.0530666666667)

 

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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. 12
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3. Balholm
4. Boy toby (possibly)
5. Cambronne
6. Canterbury bell
7. Carrier
8. Charlynne ii (probably)
9. Clapham (probably)
10. Concha
11. Georgios markettos (probably)
12. Glenart castle
13. Gratie gods (possibly)
14. Highgate (possibly)
15. Highland home (probably)
16. Hms marojam
17. Hms montague
18. Hms select (possibly)
19. Humber
20. Ionian
21. Kelvinia
22. Kerloch
23. Lcg 15
24. Lcg no.16
25. Maplefield (possibly)
26. Pallion (probably)
27. Philotis
28. Pikepool (probably)
29. Princess irene
30. Provider (possibly)
31. Salado
32. Sea farer (possibly)
33. Shaleen
34. Sovereign (possibly)
35. St jacques (probably)
36. St kilda
37. Tormes (possibly)

 

Name: CANTERBURY BELL

Length 54.9 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 703 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in by richardson & co, north shields. two boilers, triple expansion engin of 110 hp, single shaft. machinery aft by shields eng co ltd. passage llaneli for corcubion. cargo coal. capsized and sank.

Year of registration: 1922

Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1922, last detected: 1977

Details measurements/cartography: H147/22 7.1.22 POSN 511948N, 045927W ABOUT 14M NW OF NORTH PT OF LUNDY ISLAND. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS AS OBSOLETE WRECK SYMBOL (1922).

- NM 106/22. 18.8.52 AMEND TO NDWPA. NC 1178. 6.10.72 AMEND TO USCPA 15FMS 0FT. NE 1178 & 1179 H3804/72 20.3.78 LOCATED 14.9.77 IN 512143.5N, 045737.3W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 58 MTRS. SONAR HT 4MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, LYING 120/300 DEG. APPARENTLY INTACT. (HMS FAWN, HI 41/77).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPARENTLY INTACT

Position: 51 21.753 N,4 57.687 W

 

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