This is the information page about the shipwreck Cape finisterre (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.165 N,5 1.723 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bay of panama
17. Beatrice (possibly)
18. Bellucia
19. Ben asdale
20. Ben rein
21. Benito
22. Bjornvik (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Bretonne (probably)
25. Cape finisterre (probably)
26. Carmarthen
27. Caroline
28. Carolus
29. Caroni river
30. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
31. Centurion (possibly)
32. Cieszyn
33. Citrine
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Cromdale
38. Cyrenian
39. Czar
40. Dionne marie
41. Dispatch (possibly)
42. Elisabeth (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Eva (possibly)
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hanover
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmcs trentonian
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms javelin (stern section)
68. Hms kurd
69. Hms lady of the isles
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hmy sappho (possibly)
75. Hnlms brielle
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Jolie mouette
80. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
81. Juno
82. Karen marie
83. Kerris reed
84. King harry (probably)
85. Kremsertor
86. Krosfond
87. Kwester
88. La suippe
89. Lady dalhousie
90. Le vieux tigre
91. Leander
92. Leon martin (part of)
93. Libourne
94. Loe bar wk
95. Lord snowden (probably)
96. Lorle (probably)
97. Lucent (possibly)
98. Lydie
99. Merle
100. Mina cantiquin
101. Mitera marigo
102. Mohegan
103. Mosel
104. Mountby
105. Mourne (probably)
106. N g petersen
107. Normand
108. Nyassa
109. Ocklinge
110. Omer denise
111. Ospra
112. Pearl (possibly)
113. Penelope jane (possibly)
114. Pindos
115. Plantaganet
116. Poljames
117. Poljames
118. Ponus
119. Port chalmers
120. Prestige
121. Princess royal
122. Queen (possibly)
123. Rigmor (possibly)
124. Robert
125. Rock island bridge
126. Royal anne galley
127. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
128. Schiedam
129. Shoal fisher
130. Spital
131. Spyridion vagliano
132. St anthony (possibly)
133. St george (possibly)
134. Stanwood
135. Twilight water
136. U 1018
137. U 95
138. Ub 106 (possibly)
139. Ub 112 (possibly)
140. Ub 113
141. Ub 128 (possibly)
142. Ub 86 (possibly)
143. Ub 97 (possibly)
144. Uc 66
145. Ula
146. Veritas
147. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
148. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
149. Violet
150. Volnay
151. War tune
152. Westwood (possibly)
153. Wyndcliffe
154. Zebra

 

Name: CAPE FINISTERRE (PROBABLY)

Length 117.3 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 4380 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built in 1907 by russell & co, port glasgow. owned at the time of loss by cape finisterre ss co (lyle shipping co). triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage new york for falmouth. torpedoed by ub-17. 35 men lost. steel cargo salvaged between the wars. (ww1sl, ll ww1, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H4417/71 24.9.71 WK FOUND IN 500210N, 050136W, OR 125DEGS, 1.48M FROM MANACLES CG STN DURING SALVAGE TRIALS WITH VICKERS VENTURER/PISCES. LOCATED WITH TRANSIT SONAR. (DECCA SURVEY, 15.9.71) CHART AS NDW. NC 154. 2.7.74 NOW CHARTED AS USC 28MTRS. NC 154. H4239/73 15.8.74 LOCATED IN 500209N, 050138W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39 IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS. BR STD. HH090/521/01 27.1.92 EXAM'D 18.7.91 IN 500209.5N, 050140W [OGB] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. INTACT AND LYING 315/135 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE A MEDIUM SIZE FV OR COASTER. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 521). AMEND TO WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 9.5.03 HAS BEEN LOCATED IN 5002.14N, 0501.66W [WGD]. POSN IS MIDSHIPS. STANDS 8MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. (J ROSEVEARE, TELCON). NCA. HH232/420/06 15.12.04 EXAM'D IN 5002.160N, 0501.738W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51.7MTRS. LENGTH 109MTRS, WIDTH 33MTRS. LIES N/S. (RESON/FATHOMS SURVEY DTD 18.10.03). RETAIN WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 26.4.13 EXAM'D 28.2.13 IN 5002.165N, 0501.723W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.14 IN GEN DEPTH 63MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 118.8MTRS, WIDTH 23.6MTRS, HT 10.86MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEGS. UPRIGHT BUT BROKEN UP. (NETSURVEY, HI 1406). ?BOWS N WITH HOLDS FWD AND AFT COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, ?BOWS N, HOLDS FWD & AFT COLLAPSED

Position: 50 2.165 N,5 1.723 W

 

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