This is the information page about the shipwreck Concha, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 39.513 N,5 14.989 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: CONCHA
Length 53.4 meter, width: 8.8 meter, tonnage 662 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: built 1919 by eriksbergs m/v a/b, gothenburg. owned at time of loss by compania linea roza ltd. passage dublin for swansea. sank off grassholm island following explosion & fire in engine room. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1958
Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 8 cm
Known since: 1958, last detected: 1977
Details measurements/cartography: H6859/58 16.12.58 H6859/58 16.12.58 SUNK IN 513930N, 051451W. (LLOYDS & TRINITY HOUSE). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H3804/72 3.10.77 H3804/72 3.10.77 LOCATED 25.10.76 IN 513929.21N, 051455.51W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.6 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. LENGTH 69MTRS, WIDTH 36MTRS. LYING 008/188DEGS. NO SCOUR. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 17.12.77). BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 5139.513N, 0514.989W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 39.513 N,5 14.989 W