This is the information page about the shipwreck Contender, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 22.487 N,1 53.101 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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.

 

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3. Archangel (possibly)
4. Assyrian
5. Atland
6. Audacious ii
7. Bel lily
8. Ben tarbet
9. Cairnavon
10. Cairnie
11. Cairnmona
12. Clan macphee
13. Coastal emperor
14. Constant star
15. Contender
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17. Creekirk
18. Emperor (possibly)
19. Empire brigade
20. Empress (part of)(possibly)
21. Faithful iii
22. Fiscus
23. Glen tanar
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25. Gunborg
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27. Hms flotta (possibly)
28. Hms gelsina
29. Hms ormonde
30. Hms yesso (probably)
31. Integrity
32. Jacqueline
33. Jamaica pioneer
34. James hall
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36. La brea
37. Luffness
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39. Malmland
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41. Mercator (probably)
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45. Norge
46. Ocean herald ii
47. Procyon
48. Ross khartoum
49. Saint magnus
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52. Shekatika
53. Sheriffmuir
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56. Sovereign
57. St catherine (probably)
58. St clement (possibly)
59. St fergus (possibly)
60. St fergus (possibly)
61. Sturdee
62. T6 (possibly)
63. Trebartha
64. Trevorian
65. U 1206 (probably)
66. Viking queen
67. Ville de hasselt
68. Windward ho (possibly)
69. Xenia
70. Xmas rose
71. Zitella

 

Name: CONTENDER

Length 37.3 meter, width: 6.9 meter, draught: 4.4, tonnage 236 ton

Cause: built in 1930 by hall, russel & co ltd, aberdeen. owned at time of loss by t l devlin & sons ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. grounded and holed and became a ctl. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1961

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1961

Details measurements/cartography: H1937/61 20.10.61 AGROUND & ABANDONED IN THE WESHELS 1.5M SW CRUDEN SKARES BUOY IN 572230N, 015300W APPROX. (LL & CG CRUDENBAY). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 57 22.487 N,1 53.101 W

 

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