This is the information page about the shipwreck Chacabuco (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 27.678 N,3 47.553 W (53.360516666667, -3.7421666666667)

 

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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. ? susie mo ii
2. Alarm
3. Albanian
4. Albion (probably)
5. Amlwch rose
6. Ardlough
7. Ben cruachan
8. Bijou
9. Braeglen
10. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
11. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
12. Cairnross
13. Calcium (probably)
14. Chacabuco (possibly)
15. Chagres
16. City of brussels
17. Clytie
18. Constance
19. Delfina
20. Dublin
21. Fb 110 (possibly)
22. Fb 112 (possibly)
23. Fb 116 (possibly)
24. Fb 118 (possibly)
25. Fb 265 (possibly)
26. Fb 267 (possibly)
27. Fb 275 (possibly)
28. Fb 278 (possibly)
29. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
30. Fb 295 (possibly)
31. Fb 296 (possibly)
32. Fb 297 (possibly)
33. Fb 300 (possibly)
34. Fb 43 (possibly)
35. Fb 47 (possibly)
36. Fb 56 (possibly)
37. Fb 72 (possibly)
38. Fb 83 (possibly)
39. Fb 86 (possibly)
40. Fb 98 (probably)
41. Four brothers (possibly)
42. Ghambira
43. Gleneden
44. Horizon (possibly)
45. Hornby (possibly)
46. Hoveringham 2
47. Kilcoan (probably)
48. Linda blanche
49. Lugar
50. Manx fairy
51. Marie moller
52. Mermaid (probably)
53. Nicola faith
54. Nydia (probably)
55. Ocean monarch
56. Penrhos (probably)
57. Penstone
58. Princess victoria
59. Rea 1
60. Rea 10
61. Rea 5
62. Rea 7 (possibly)
63. Rea 8 (possibly)
64. Rea 9 (possibly)
65. Residu
66. Resurgam
67. Rhosneigr
68. Rothsay castle
69. Seahow
70. Stanleigh
71. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
72. Strathrye
73. Tijl uilenspiegel
74. Tongue beacon (possibly)
75. Torch
76. Tt 6 (possibly)
77. Vine (possibly)

 

Name: CHACABUCO (POSSIBLY)

Length 62.2 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 999 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with ss torch. ss torch is also thought to have sunk - some 6 miles e of this wk.

Year of registration: 1931

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 303 cm

Known since: 1931, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 15 MILES FROM ORME'S HEAD, NORTH WALES. (DODS). WK IN POSN 532710N, 034955W. SHOWN ON CHARTS - AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN. H2017/31 8.4.31 SEARCHED FOR BY TRINITY HOUSE. NO ACTION. H6853/39 23.9.39 WK, NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION, IN 532710N, 034955W. (HMS EGLET). 2.11.73 INS AS USCPA 15MTRS IN 532710N, 034955W. NC 1977,1978. 9.11.78 AMEND TO NDW PA. NO INFO FOR USC DEPTH. H2993/88 13.6.88 NOTHING FOUND IN CHARTED POSN BUT WK EXAM'D 29.11.87 IN 532740N, 034728W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.2 IN GEN DEPTH 28-29MTRS. NO SCOUR. EXAM'D ALSO BY HMS BULLDOG: HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 3MTRS, SHADOW HT 3.3MTRS. PARTIALLY BURIED IN A SANDWAVE AREA. LIES WITH BOW SE - 130/310 DEG. LENGTH 72.3MTRS, BEAM 19.2MTRS. CHART AS WK 25MTRS. (HMS HECATE, HI 357). BR STD. HH100/351/01 22.11.89 DIVED ON 6.8.89. LIES PARTIALLY BURIED IN A SANDWAVE. APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF COLLAPSED STEEL WRECKAGE INCLUDING A FAIR AMOUNT OF SAIL RIGGING. WAS UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH BOW FROM STERN. HIGHEST POINT IS A TWISTED PIECE OF FRAME STANDING ABOUT 3MTRS HIGH. AM CERTAIN THIS IS WK OF A LARGE SAILING VESSEL - PROBABLY THE CHACABUCO. (K HURLEY, 23.10.89). SEP 2020/000174024 4.8.20 EXAM’D 2.2.20 IN 5327.678N, 0347.553W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.83MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. LENGTH 67.3MTRS, WIDTH 16.6MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS. ORIENTATION 303DEGS. BROKEN UP AND DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1571). AMEND TO DW 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP AND DEGRADED

Position: 53 27.678 N,3 47.553 W

 

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