This is the information page about the shipwreck Conqueror, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.374 N,5 32.465 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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asia
13. Aurelien
14. Austria (possibly)
15. Balbec
16. Ballarat
17. Bard (possibly)
18. Besse (probably)
19. Bessemer city (probably)
20. Bill (part of)(possibly)
21. Bill (possibly)
22. Busby
23. Chimu
24. Christina
25. Christos markettos
26. City of cardiff
27. City of corinth (possibly)
28. City of westminster (& kul)
29. Congener
30. Conqueror
31. Corvus
32. Courtown
33. Dageid
34. Denebola
35. Depois
36. Devon
37. Dunaskin
38. Dundee (probably)
39. Dux (possibly)
40. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
41. Empire kingsley
42. Enrico parodi
43. Eva (possibly)
44. Facto
45. Fanny lambert
46. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
47. Gallier (possibly)
48. Garthclyde (possibly)
49. Gemini
50. Genevieve (possibly)
51. Glamorgan coast
52. Glendale
53. Gleno
54. Grip (part of)
55. Hampshire
56. Helene (probably)
57. Hellopes
58. Hms anson
59. Hms royalo
60. Hms warspite
61. Hms warspite (part of)
62. Hockwold
63. Holland xix
64. Hopeful (possibly)
65. Iona
66. J duncan
67. Jose de aramburu
68. Joshua nicholson
69. Juan ferrer
70. Juanita
71. Kate thomas (possibly)
72. Kildonan ?
73. Kilmaho
74. Kintuck
75. Lake grafton
76. Lake grafton (possibly)
77. Liberty
78. Lincoln
79. Loe bar wk
80. Lovat
81. Luna
82. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
83. Luxembourg (probably)
84. Lyminge
85. Madeline
86. Marie roberts
87. Maroc
88. Mervyn (possibly)
89. Moorview
90. Mystique (possibly)
91. Nanna (possibly)
92. New pioneer
93. Nile
94. Noya (possibly)
95. Ocean harvest
96. Orion
97. Oriskany
98. Ospra
99. Peer gynt (possibly)
100. Phoenix 202
101. Phoenix 203
102. Pioneer (possibly)
103. Polesley (possibly)
104. Ponthieu
105. Prestige
106. Primo ?
107. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
108. Princess royal
109. Quarnero
110. Regency (probably)
111. Reidar (possibly)
112. Rms mulheim
113. Saint guenole
114. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
115. Saxon briton
116. Schiedam
117. Sea viper
118. Secil japan (bow section)
119. Secil japan (stern section)
120. Setubel(probably)
121. Sirius (possibly)
122. St anthony (possibly)
123. St chamond
124. St george (possibly)
125. Stabil (possibly)
126. Sten (possibly)
127. Sylvia-mary z-525
128. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
129. Traute sarnow
130. Tungufoss
131. Tyrhaug
132. U 1018
133. U 1209 (possibly)
134. U 247 (possibly)
135. U 399
136. Umbre
137. Underwood
138. Union star (parts of)(probably)
139. Veghtstroom (possibly)
140. Vigrid (possibly)
141. Vine branch (possibly)
142. Vinovia
143. Westwood (possibly)
144. Wild boar
145. William cory
146. Yewcroft
147. Zone (probably)

 

Name: CONQUEROR

Length 65.5 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 8.1, tonnage 1157 ton

Cause: built in 1965 by hall, russell & co, ltd, aberdee. owned at the time of loss by hellyer bros ltd. 8 cylinder oil engine, single shaft. ran aground in heavy weather at penzer point, mounts bay. declared ctl and sold to eurosalve ltd, folkestone, but was abandone. (msd & sibi).

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H5279/77 3.1.78 AGROUND, BOWS IN POSN 021DEGS, 0.25M FROM PENZER POINT. DECKS AWASH, LISTING TO STBD AND APPEARS TO BE BREAKING UP. (LANDSEND CG, SIG DTD 27.12.77). CHART AS ST IN 500425N, 053221W. NE 777. 3.1.78 STILL POSSIBILITY OF WK BEING SALVAGED. (CG, GWENNAP HEAD, TELECOM 3.1.78). NCA YET. 9.1.78 NOT YET ABANDONED BY OWNERS. (LL, 7.1.78). NCA. 10.1.78 SLIPPED BACK TOWARDS DEEPER WATER, ABOUT 5MTRS, DIVERS CURRENTLY SEALING VESSEL PREPARATORY TO REFLOATING. (LL, 10.1.78). NCA. H5279/77 30.1.78 TOTAL LOSS. SOLD AS LYING TO EUROSALVE LTD, FOLKESTONE. (LL, 26.1.78). NCA. H5279/77 16.1.79 HAS SLIPPED OFF REEF AND NO LONGER VISIBLE. (MRSC, LANDS END, SIG DTD 4.1.79). AMEND TO DWPA IN 500421N, 053215W. NE 777. 1.6.81 DIVED ON AND NOTHING FOUND 23.5.81. CONSIDERED TO HAVE BROKEN UP COMPLETELY AND NO DANGER TO SHIPPING. (M. SKELSEY, 1.6.81). NCA YET. HH100/351/01 22.2.02 [WGD] POSN: 5004.378N, 0532.464W. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL 20.2.02). AMEND DW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/246/01 - SEP 2009/000041156 30.4.09 EXAM'D 7.08 IN 5004.374N, 0532.465W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.15 IN GEN DEPTH 4.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 5.4MTRS, WIDTH 4.3MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. SMALL, BROKEN WRECKAGE LOCATED OVER RUGGED ROCKY TOPOGRAPHY. REMAINING DEBRIS IN TWO PARTS APPEARS TO HAVE SLIPPED 70MTRS DOWNSLOPE. DEBRIS LIES IN: 5004.348N, 0532.436W, LEAST DEPTH 6.30 IN GEN DEPTH 9.0MTRS & IN 5004.350N, 0532.415W, LEAST DEPTH 7.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1246). AMEND WK 1.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAIN PART WITH DEBRIS DOWNSLOPE

Position: 50 4.374 N,5 32.465 W

 

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