This is the information page about the shipwreck Champion, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 55.928 N,4 55.854 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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. Adono
2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. D 36
22. D46
23. D5
24. Eilean dhu
25. Elf 3
26. Elf 4
27. Endeavour
28. Europa
29. Fernlea (possibly)
30. Franleon
31. Greenock
32. Hms arsenal (probably)
33. Hms dasher
34. Hms seagull
35. Hms topaze
36. Iona i
37. Isabella of wigton (probably)
38. Jubilee star
39. Kintyre
40. Lady gertrude
41. Laurrandine
42. Liz of ashton (possibly)
43. Mary anning
44. Ocean (possibly)
45. Osprey (fore part)
46. Ovington (probably)
47. Penola
48. Portland (possibly)
49. Princess of wales (fore section)
50. Rhoda (possibly)
51. Spray (possibly)
52. Urd (possibly)
53. Wallachia

 

Name: CHAMPION

Length 32.9 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 3

Cause: sank following a collision with ss caledonia. (p. moir).

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter

Known since: 1983, last detected: 1986

Details measurements/cartography: H1310/83/14 21.3.83 SANK S OF DUNOON PIER, ABOUT 1M OFF ARDENLEE QUARRY. (P. MOIR). NCA. H1310/85/93 22.12.86 LOCATED AND DIVED ON IN 555556N, 045547W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH 32 IN GENERAL DEPTH 34-36MTRS. HULL VIRTUALLY INTACT EXCEPT FOR PROMINENT GASH FOR'D OF PORT PADDLE BOX. (P. J. MOIR, 26.11.86). CHART AS WK PA 20MTRS. G/S. HH4065/85 19.2.87 NOTHING FOUND IN THIS POSN, BUT NO SPECIAL SEARCH MADE. (HMS HECLA, HI 322). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 55.928 N,4 55.854 W

 

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