This is the information page about the shipwreck Charleston (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 36.934 N,6 27.975 W (51.88365, -6.2331833333333)

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.

Name: CHARLESTON (POSSIBLY)

Length 45.7 meter, tonnage 1866 ton

Cause: sunk by german submarine.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 74 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H1933/79 14.4.81 EXAM'D 11.6.80 IN 513653N, 062752W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64 IN GEN DEPTH 75MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS. LYING 030/210 DEGS WITH HIGHEST POINT AT NE END. (HMS FOX, HI 51A/79). BR STD. SEP 2021/000218077 17.8.21 EXAM'D 19.9.2017 IN 5136.934N, 0627.974W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 69.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 74.3MTRS. LENGTH 84.6MTRS, WIDTH 18.8MTRS, HEIGHT 4.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 30/210DEGS. SCOUR DEPTH 74.6MTRS, SCOUR LENGTH 93MTRS. TOWARD 030DEGS. STRONG SONAR SIGNAL, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WRECK IS BROKEN IN TWO AMIDSHIPS.SCOUR VERY SHALLOW AROUND ENTIRE HULL. (IRISH GOVERMENT SURVEY,RV CELTIC VOYAGER, H525).AMEND NDW DEPTH 69MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BROKEN IN 2 AMIDSHIPS

Position: 51 36.934 N,6 27.975 W

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