This is the information page about the shipwreck City of corinth (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 49.922 N,5 20.939 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Ada (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Antwerpen
5. Arab
6. Ardgarry
7. Arvor
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Ballarat
12. Bamse (probably)
13. Bay of panama
14. Bellucia
15. Ben asdale
16. Bjornvik (possibly)
17. Brest
18. Briagha mara
19. Brigamara
20. Carmarthen
21. Caroline
22. Carpo (possibly)
23. Catena
24. Chattahoochee (possibly)
25. Citrine
26. City of corinth (possibly)
27. City of ghent
28. Clan apline
29. Clan malcolm
30. Congener
31. Conqueror
32. Corvus
33. Cromdale
34. Cyrenian
35. Czar
36. Dispatch (possibly)
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Erato
39. Eva (possibly)
40. Facto
41. Forde
42. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
43. Gap
44. Garthclyde (possibly)
45. Glendale
46. Godolphin
47. Graziella
48. Grip (part of)
49. Gunvor
50. Hansy
51. Happy returns (possibly)
52. Hellopes
53. Henley (possibly)
54. Hms anson
55. Hms brandlebas
56. Hms gloaming
57. Hms primrose
58. Hms roche bonne
59. Hms royalo
60. Hms warspite
61. Hms warspite (part of)
62. Hnlms brielle
63. Hockwold
64. Holland xix
65. Ilston
66. John
67. Juan ferrer
68. Juno
69. Kalibia (possibly)
70. Karen marie
71. Kerris reed
72. Kilmaho
73. Koroller ar mor (possibly)
74. Lady cory-wright
75. Lady dalhousie
76. Le vieux tigre
77. Leander
78. Libourne
79. Lincoln
80. Loe bar wk
81. Lorle (probably)
82. Lovat
83. Maidag (possibly)
84. Merle
85. Mervyn (possibly)
86. Mina cantiquin
87. Mohegan
88. Mosel
89. Mystique (possibly)
90. N g petersen
91. Nanna (possibly)
92. New pioneer
93. Normand
94. Noya (possibly)
95. Nyassa
96. Ocean harvest
97. Ocklinge
98. Omer denise
99. Ospra
100. Pearl (possibly)
101. Phoenix 203
102. Pindos
103. Plantaganet
104. Poljames
105. Poljames
106. Ponthieu
107. Ponus
108. Port chalmers
109. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
110. Reidar (possibly)
111. Robert
112. Rock island bridge
113. Royal anne galley
114. Sabre of newquay
115. Saint guenole
116. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
117. Schiedam
118. Spyridion vagliano
119. St anthony (possibly)
120. Tungufoss
121. U 1018
122. U 399
123. U 95
124. Uc 66
125. Umdali mendi (possibly)
126. Underwood
127. Union star (parts of)(probably)
128. Veritas
129. Vigrid (possibly)
130. Vinovia
131. Violet
132. Volnay
133. War tune
134. Westwood (possibly)
135. Wyndcliffe
136. Yewcroft
137. Zebra

 

Name: CITY OF CORINTH (POSSIBLY)

Length 128 meter, width: 16.9 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 5870 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1913 by barclay curle & co ltd, glasgow. owned at time of loss by ellerman lines ltd. triple expansion engine of 391nhp, single shaft. passage singapore for london. torpedoed by ub-31 and after crew were put in boats an attempt was made to go ahead. torpedoed again and sank quickly. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 77 meter, Height above seabed: 92 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 12 MILES SW FROM THE LIZARD. (WW1SL). H1286/78 25.10.78 H1286/78 & H4551/76 25.10.78 WK IN 495005N, 052053W [OGB] USING DECCA. STANDS 7FMS ABOVE GEN DEPTH 47FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS WK 70MTRS. BR STD. H6501/87 8.3.89 H6501/87 8.3.89 EXAM'D 13.10.88 IN 494953N, 052052W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 74 IN GEN DEPTH 81MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 6.7MTRS, SHADOW HT 6.9MTRS. LARGE PARTIALLY BURIED WK LYING 146/326DEGS, BOWS SE. LENGTH 108.8MTRS, BEAM 25.2MTRS. SUPERSTRUCTURE NEAR STERN. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 430). AMEND TO WK 74MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 12.4.05 HH091/059/01 12.4.05 EXAM'D 15.9.04 IN 4949.922N, 0520.939W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 71.5 IN GEN DEPTH 77.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 113MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS, HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 092/272 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 50MTRS TOWARDS 002/182 DEGS. DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 71MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 5.9.05 HH100/351/21 5.9.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. A PARTLY COLLAPSED SS IN GEN DEPTH 85MTRS. TWO LARGE BOILERS WITH A SMALL DONKEY BOILER TO THE STBD SIDE. FWD OF THE BOILERS THE HULL IS MAILY COLLAPSED TO SEABED LEVEL. EVIDENCE OF A CARGO IN THIS SECTION (POSSIBLY WINE AND ?PICKLED STONELESS DATES/FRUIT). FORECASTLE REMAINS WITH LARGE DANFORTH ANCHOR. STERN SECTION TO THE REAR OF THE BOILERS STANDS HIGH AND IS MORE INTACT. STEERING POSN LIES OFF THE STERN ON THE SEABED. INFORMED BY ELDERLY FALMOUTH FISHERMAN THAT THIS IS 'CITY OF CORINTH'. NOTHING SEEN THAT WOULD DISCOUNT THIS. (G FFOULKES-JONES, EMAIL DTD 1.9.05). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DEGRADED

Position: 49 49.922 N,5 20.939 W

 

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