This is the information page about the shipwreck Colorado (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.251 N,3 29.662 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Amelie-suzanne
3. Ann marie (possibly)
4. Antonio (probably)
5. Avalon g ii
6. Ave
7. Baychattan
8. Belle ile (possibly)
9. Bleamoor (probably)
10. Blue marlin
11. Bretagne
12. Bretton hall
13. Broadmayne (part of)
14. Brunhilda
15. Buesten
16. Bull steamer (possibly)
17. Catherine allen
18. Chloe t
19. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
20. City of swansea (probably)
21. Claverley (possibly)
22. Colorado (possibly)
23. Cornelia
24. Demetrios
25. Dudley rose
26. Eagle
27. Elsa
28. Elsa (possibly)
29. Emma
30. Emsstrom
31. Farn
32. Fiona mary
33. Flourish
34. Garm (possibly)
35. Gefion
36. Girl barbara
37. Glocliffe
38. Glory
39. Greatham
40. Greleen
41. Grelhame (probably)
42. Gro
43. Haugastol (possibly)
44. Havbris (probably)
45. Hazelpark (possibly)
46. Herzogin cecilie
47. Heye p
48. Hildegard (possibly)
49. Hms benton castle
50. Hms chorley (possibly)
51. Hms crocodile
52. Hms jasper (possibly)
53. Hms newbridge (probably)
54. Hms penylan (e part)
55. Hms penylan (w part)
56. Hms picton castle
57. Hms savage
58. Hmsm d1
59. Irma germaine (possibly)
60. Jade star gypsy
61. Jordan a
62. Karen marie (probably)
63. Kendal castle
64. La blanca (possibly)
65. Laertes
66. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
67. Les mercenaires
68. Liberta
69. Lofoten (probably)
70. Lord stewart
71. Marana (bow section)
72. Marie des isles
73. Medina
74. Mudstomper (probably)
75. Murree
76. Neches (probably)
77. Newholm
78. North sea (probably)
79. Northville (possibly)
80. Perm (possibly)
81. Peronne
82. Placidas faroult
83. Quest
84. Rayder
85. Renilde
86. Riversdale
87. Rota
88. Sarah jayne
89. Sevilla
90. Shirley betty
91. Soudan
92. Stanhope
93. Ster de zee (possibly)
94. Taeping
95. Talvaldis (possibly)
96. Two sisters
97. U 214 (probably)
98. Uc 49 (probably)
99. Uc 51
100. Uskmoor (probably)
101. Visborg (possibly)
102. W.s.w. one
103. Waikawa (possibly)
104. Warsaw
105. Yvette bm217

 

Name: COLORADO (POSSIBLY)

Length 129.2 meter, width: 17.1 meter, tonnage 7165 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1914 by russell & co, port glasgow. owned at time of loss by ellerman wilson line. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage hull for alexandria. torpedoed by ub-31.two men lost.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: TORPEDOED AND SUNK 1.5M E OFF START POINT. (WW1SL). H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 REPD NSC IN 501200N, 032948W. OBJECT IN TWO PIECES. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/5, DTD 25.3.45). NSC REPD IN 501200N, 032948W. ACCURATE TO WITHIN 200YDS. LENGTH 180FT, HEIGHT 30FT. (C IN C PLYMOUTH, AUBD 303/120). H5982/82 23.2.83 H5982/82 23.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501220N, 032942W, USING DECCA, ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. H2061/82 12.9.83 H2061/82 12.9.83 EXAM'D 19/20.4.83 IN 501213N, 032936W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50.4 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 10.23MTRS. LIES APPROX 090/270DEGS. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS HERALD, HI 132). CHART AS WK 50MTRS. BR STD. 7.5.13 7.5.13 EXAM'D 19.1.13 IN 5012.251N, 0329.662W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.29 IN GEN DEPTH 60.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 72MTRS, WIDTH 11.6MTRS, HT 8.7MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS WITH BOWS E. INTACT, UPRIGHT, IN GOOD CONDITION. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS E

Position: 50 12.251 N,3 29.662 W

 

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