This is the information page about the shipwreck Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 58.156 N,1 21.309 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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 beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Aurora
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Burnhope (part of)
12. Cairnglen
13. Carmarthen coast
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
16. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
17. Clare (possibly)
18. Cranford (possibly)
19. Denham (probably)
20. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
21. Dora
22. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
23. Eagle iii
24. Empire bay
25. Eston
26. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
27. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
28. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
29. Eventide
30. Fawn (probably)
31. Fenella
32. Ferryhill
33. Firelight (possibly)
34. Gateshead (possibly)
35. General havelock
36. Gottfried (possibly)
37. Gran
38. Grit
39. Gudbrand (possibly)
40. H a brightman
41. H c flood (possibly)
42. H c flood (probably)
43. Hanne
44. Hans hoth (probably)
45. Hebble (probably)
46. Hekla (possibly)
47. Helvetia (possibly)
48. Hercules
49. Heros (possibly)
50. Hmms 180
51. Hms ben ardna (probably)
52. Hms elise
53. Hms elise (possibly)
54. Hms ethel taylor
55. Hms euston
56. Hms james ludford
57. Hms loch naver
58. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
59. Hms snaefell (probably)
60. Hms southsea
61. Hms star of devoran
62. Hms summer rose
63. Hms william hallet (possibly)
64. Hms witherington
65. Hmsm unity (probably)
66. Hogarth
67. Humber
68. Ilios (possibly)
69. Ilious
70. Intent
71. Inverlane (part of)
72. Inverlane (stern section)
73. Jenny m (possibly)
74. John m smart (possibly).
75. Jolly girls
76. Jolly girls (possibly)
77. Jonkoping i (possibly)
78. Kalua
79. Kamma
80. Kasko
81. Kilkis (possibly)
82. La basiase (la bastaise)
83. Linden (probably)
84. Llwyngwair (possibly)
85. Loch-na-gar (probably)
86. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
87. Longbird
88. Lyng
89. Maindy bridge (possibly)
90. Marcheller (possibly)
91. Margaret sutton
92. Marne (part of)(possibly)
93. Mars
94. Mayoress pelican
95. Mile end (possibly)
96. Narcissus (possibly)
97. Nike (possibly)
98. Nordheim (possibly)
99. Nyula
100. Orion (probably)
101. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
102. Polleon (possibly)
103. Poltava (possibly)
104. Povena
105. Presto (possibly)
106. Presto (possibly)
107. Princess maud (possibly)
108. Protector (possibly)
109. Providence
110. Prunelle
111. Quest (probably)
112. Quillota
113. Ragnhild (possibly)
114. Ragni (probably)
115. Ravensbourne (possibly)
116. Ravnanger (probably)
117. Recorder (possibly)
118. Renen
119. Rfa creosol
120. Richard de larrinaga
121. Rio colorado
122. Rising sun (part of)
123. Rising sun (part of)
124. Rosa (possibly)
125. Rotha
126. Saga (possibly)
127. Sargasso (possibly)
128. Scott miller
129. Snowdrop (possibly)
130. Spray
131. Stag 5 (probably)
132. Staithes (possibly)
133. Stangate
134. Strinheim
135. Suavity
136. Sunniva (possibly)
137. Svava
138. Swiftly
139. Teal (probably)
140. Thames (probably)
141. The stewarts court (probably)
142. Triumph
143. Ub 115 (possibly)
144. Uc 32 (probably)
145. Upcerne
146. Vestra
147. Vianna (possibly)
148. Vianna (probably)
149. X.l.
150. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: CECILIA (POSSIBLY) (OR ANGELA MADRE)

Length 49.6 meter, width: 8.6 meter, draught: 5.7, tonnage 612 ton

Cause: cecilia was an iron barque built in 1893 by mckern at preston. owned at time of loss by p nelson & co or liverpool. registered in liverpool. two decks, two watertight bulkheads. 100a1 at lloyds. was carring a cargo of coar from newcastle-upon- tyne to valparaiso when she was driven ashore and lost with the crew of 18. 5.5.1917 angela madre was 122 ton sv of unknown construction. length 28mtrs, beam 7mtrs, draught 3.3mtrs. at 8.53pm on 5.5.1917 was seen to blow up and sink with the loss of the master and four crew. believed that the vessel was mined. passage thames for newcastle-upon-tyne. cargo burned ore.

Year of registration: 2000

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 242 cm

Known since: 2000, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/15 9.5.00 BELIEVED TO BE CECILIA BUT SOME DIVERS REFER TO THE WK AS THAT OF ANGLEA MADRE. LIES E/W IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. TOTALLY COLLAPSED AND DECAYED. CONSISTS OF ANCHOR, RIBS, KEEL AND IRON PLATES DIPSERSED ALONG A SILTY GULLY, COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 40-50MTRS. (R YOUNG). NCA. STS. POSN 5438.130N, 0121.370W FOR FILING. 7.5.04 POSN GIVEN AS 5458.13N, 0121.37W, JUST SE OF SOUTER LTHO. (SHIPWRECKS OF NE COAST, RON YOUNG PUBLISHED 2000) NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL. SEP 2019/000043627 16.3.19 EXAM’D 16.3.19 IN 5458.156N, 0121.309W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.46MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 21.8MTRS, WIDTH 3.1MTRS, HT 1.04MTRS, ORIENTATION 242/062DEGS. RECOGNISABLE WRECK, COLLAPSED AND DECAYED, WITH DEBRIS. AMEND DW 5.4MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: RECOGNISABLE WRECK, COLLAPSED AND DECAYED, WITH DEBRIS

Position: 54 58.156 N,1 21.309 W

 

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