This is the information page about the shipwreck Congener, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55.997 N,5 25.681 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. Acklington
2. Ada (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arab
9. Ardgarry
10. Arvor
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Bellucia
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bjornvik (possibly)
22. Brest
23. Brigamara
24. Busby
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Carpo (possibly)
28. Chattahoochee (possibly)
29. Chimu
30. Christina
31. Citrine
32. City of cardiff
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. City of westminster (& kul)
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Conqueror
39. Corvus
40. Courtown
41. Cromdale
42. Czar
43. Denebola
44. Depois
45. Devon
46. Dunaskin
47. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
48. Enrico parodi
49. Eva (possibly)
50. Facto
51. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
52. Gallier (possibly)
53. Garthclyde (possibly)
54. Glamorgan coast
55. Glendale
56. Graziella
57. Grip (part of)
58. Hansy
59. Hellopes
60. Hms anson
61. Hms brandlebas
62. Hms gloaming
63. Hms roche bonne
64. Hms royalo
65. Hms warspite
66. Hms warspite (part of)
67. Hockwold
68. Holland xix
69. Ilston
70. Iona
71. J duncan
72. Jose de aramburu
73. Joshua nicholson
74. Juan ferrer
75. Karen marie
76. Kate thomas (possibly)
77. Kildonan ?
78. Kilmaho
79. Kintuck
80. Lady cory-wright
81. Lake grafton
82. Lake grafton (possibly)
83. Le vieux tigre
84. Liberty
85. Libourne
86. Lincoln
87. Loe bar wk
88. Lorle (probably)
89. Lovat
90. Luna
91. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
92. Luxembourg (probably)
93. Lyminge
94. Maidag (possibly)
95. Maroc
96. Merle
97. Mervyn (possibly)
98. Moorview
99. Mosel
100. Mystique (possibly)
101. Nanna (possibly)
102. New pioneer
103. Normand
104. Noya (possibly)
105. Ocean harvest
106. Ospra
107. Pearl (possibly)
108. Phoenix 203
109. Pioneer (possibly)
110. Poljames
111. Poljames
112. Ponthieu
113. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
114. Reidar (possibly)
115. Rms mulheim
116. Robert
117. Royal anne galley
118. Sabre of newquay
119. Saint guenole
120. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
121. Saxon briton
122. Schiedam
123. Sea viper
124. Secil japan (bow section)
125. Secil japan (stern section)
126. Semper parates
127. Setubel(probably)
128. St anthony (possibly)
129. Sylvia-mary z-525
130. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
131. Traute sarnow
132. Tungufoss
133. U 1018
134. U 1209 (possibly)
135. U 399
136. U 95
137. Uc 66
138. Umbre
139. Umdali mendi (possibly)
140. Underwood
141. Union star (parts of)(probably)
142. Vigrid (possibly)
143. Vine branch (possibly)
144. Vinovia
145. Westwood (possibly)
146. Wild boar
147. William cory
148. Wyndcliffe
149. Yewcroft
150. Zebra

 

Name: CONGENER

Length 29.9 meter, width: 7.2 meter, draught: 4.1, tonnage 254 ton

Cause: built in 1977 by bideford shipyard. owned at time of loss by burley & gale, whitby. oil engine of 526kw, single shaft. had fire on board and crew abandoned to liferafts. fire later extinguished. sank while under tow of m tug anglian prince.

Year of registration: 2002

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 134 cm

Known since: 2002, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: HH232/405/02 17.11.02 HH232/405/02 17.11.02 SANK IN 4955.9N, 0525.6W [WGD]. (MRCC FALMOUTH & LL 22.9.02). INS AS WK USC 45MTRS.

- NM 5349/02. HH091/059/01 14.4.05 HH091/059/01 14.4.05 EXAM'D 19.9.04 IN 4955.997N, 0525.681W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 54.2 IN GEN DEPTH 62.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 32MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 8.0MTRS. LIES 134/334 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT WK LYING IN A SHALLOW DEPRESSION. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). UPRIGHT, BOWS NW. AMEND WK 54MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT IN A MINOR DEPRESSION, BOWS NW

Position: 49 55.997 N,5 25.681 W

 

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