This is the information page about the shipwreck Cato (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 23.332 N,3 36.26 W (51.21105, -3.4662333333333)

 

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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. Alice of milford
2. Bonita
3. Cabenda
4. Carare
5. Cato (possibly)
6. Delfin
7. Den of seaton
8. Gleneuse
9. Hms princess
10. Inverdargle (bow section) (probably)
11. Inverdargle (stern section) (probably)
12. James mcgee
13. Kendy
14. Lamb?
15. Madjoe
16. Malleny (or malleney)
17. Malleny (or malleney)
18. Morning star (possibly).
19. No 194 ax
20. Persistent
21. Plantes welvard (possibly)
22. Portugalete (probably).
23. Samtampa
24. Slava
25. Stalheim
26. Stanholme
27. Steepholm
28. Steepholm
29. The american

 

Name: CATO (POSSIBLY)

Length 70.4 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 710 ton
Load: foodstuffs: liquid

Cause: vessel, built 1914 by campbeltown s.b. co. owned at time of loss by bristol s.n. co. on passage from dublin for bristol. sank when a magnetic mine detonated. two crew rescued, 13 killed. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 101 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20180305

Details measurements/cartography: H0275/40 14.3.40 POSN 512400N, 033630W. (NOIC SWANSEA, DTD 13.3.40). - PFNM 836/40. H0275/40 24.4.40 POSN NOW 512340N, 033718W. MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, FL(2)10S CLOSE S. (NOIC CARDIFF, 20.4.40).

- NM 1089/40. H0275/40 30.7.40 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1880/40. H0275/40 17.11.49 EXAM'D IN 512338N, 033732W. SWEPT CLEAR AT 27, FOUL AT 28FT. LEAST E/S 28 IN GEN DEPTH 44FT. NO SCOUR, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL, DTD 2.10.49 & TH).

- NM 2325/49. H01008/40 20.8.51 REQUEST FOR SURVEY FOLLOWING DISPERSAL OPS ON MAY '51. (TH, DTD 18.8.51). H0275/40 17.10.51 SWEPT CLEAR AT 38FT. (HMS SCOTT, DTD 16.10.51). H6368/55 5.1.56 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH).

- NM 97/56. H0275/40 23.4.56 FOULED AT 40FT IN GEN DEPTH 43-48FT. NO SCOUR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40FT. (HMS COOK, DTD 9.4.56). AMEND TO SW 6FMS 2FT. NC 1161. H3941/88 21.6.90 SMALL WK, POSSIBLY IN TWO PIECES, LOCATED 20.7.89 IN 512318N, 033612W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. NOT FOULED. SWEEP COULD NOT BE LOWERED BECAUSE OF NEARBY SOUNDING OF 13.6MTRS. (HMS FAWN, HI 463). AMEND TO SW 13.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1898/90. 29.9.05 EUT POSN: 5123.329N, 0336.273W. NE 1169. SEP 2018/000204444 5.3.18 EXAM'D 5.3.18 IN 5123.332N, 0336.260W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.64 IN GEN DEPTH 15.89MTRS. SCOUR 0.54MTR DEEP. LENGTH 43MTRS, WIDTH 13.6MTRS, HT 4.1MTRS. ORIENTATION 101/281 DEGS. MODERATELY WELL DEFINED BUT BROKEN UP. (TITAN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LTD, HI1501). AMEND DW 11.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 4449/18.

Position: 51 23.332 N,3 36.26 W

 

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