This is the information page about the shipwreck Chimu, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 10.097 N,5 39.635 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acklington
2. Aida lauro
3. Alacrity
4. Alden gifford (possibly)
5. Alster (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Arbel (probably)
8. Arnside (possibly)
9. Asia
10. Aud
11. Austria (possibly)
12. Balbec
13. Bard (possibly)
14. Besse (probably)
15. Bessemer city (probably)
16. Bill (part of)(possibly)
17. Bill (possibly)
18. Bolette (possibly)
19. Boynton (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Cheerful
22. Chimu
23. Christina
24. Christos markettos
25. City of cardiff
26. City of westminster (& kul)
27. Clan macnab
28. Congener
29. Conqueror
30. Corvus
31. Courtown
32. Dageid
33. Denebola
34. Depois
35. Devon
36. Dunaskin
37. Dundee (probably)
38. Dux (possibly)
39. Emblem
40. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
41. Empire kingsley
42. Enrico parodi
43. Facto
44. Fanny lambert
45. Gallier (possibly)
46. Garthclyde (possibly)
47. Gemini
48. Geopotes viii
49. Glamorgan coast
50. Glendale
51. Gleno
52. Hampshire
53. Helene (probably)
54. Hellopes
55. Hms royalo
56. Hms warspite
57. Hms warspite (part of)
58. Hockwold
59. Holland xix
60. Hopeful (possibly)
61. Iona
62. J duncan
63. Jose de aramburu
64. Joshua nicholson
65. Juan ferrer
66. Juanita
67. Kate thomas (possibly)
68. Kildonan ?
69. Kilmaho
70. Kintuck
71. Lake grafton
72. Lake grafton (possibly)
73. Liberty
74. Lincoln
75. Luna
76. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
77. Luxembourg (probably)
78. Lyminge
79. Madeline
80. Maria de larrinaga
81. Marie roberts
82. Maroc
83. Moorview
84. Mystique (possibly)
85. Nanna (possibly)
86. New pioneer
87. Nile
88. Noya (possibly)
89. Ocean harvest
90. Orion
91. Oriskany
92. Phoenix 202
93. Phoenix 203
94. Pioneer (possibly)
95. Polesley (possibly)
96. Ponthieu
97. Primo ?
98. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
99. Regency (probably)
100. Reidar (possibly)
101. Rms mulheim
102. Saint guenole
103. Saxon briton
104. Sea viper
105. Secil japan (bow section)
106. Secil japan (stern section)
107. Setubel(probably)
108. Sirius (possibly)
109. St chamond
110. St george
111. Stabil (possibly)
112. Sten (possibly)
113. Sylvia-mary z-525
114. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
115. Traute sarnow
116. Tungufoss
117. Tyrhaug
118. U 1209 (possibly)
119. U 247 (possibly)
120. U 399
121. Umbre
122. Underwood
123. Union crystal (possibly)
124. Union star (parts of)(probably)
125. Veghtstroom (possibly)
126. Vesuvius
127. Vigrid (possibly)
128. Vine branch (possibly)
129. Vinovia
130. War baron (probably)
131. Wild boar
132. William cory
133. Yewcroft
134. Zone (probably)

 

Name: CHIMU

Length 109.7 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 6.2, tonnage 4295 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-cumal. built in 1900 by northumberland shipbuilding co. owned at time of loss by t h evans. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 385 nhp, single shaft. passage penarth for venice. struck the brisons rock at 0455 in fog. floated off but was taking water forward. run ashore just off pendeen point. was examined by divers but found to be broken in two. (sibi).

Year of registration: 2011

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: 2.3.11 2.3.11 DIVED IN 5010.097N, 0535.635W [WGD]. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAJORITY OF WK IS BURIED IN THE SAND, HOWEVER 3 BOILERS REMAIN SHOWING, ONE OF WHICH IS OVER 5MTRS IN DIAMETER. (G J LOCKETT). INS AS FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY BOILERS REMAIN ABOVE SAND

Position: 50 10.097 N,5 39.635 W

 

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