This is the information page about the shipwreck Cromdale, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.786 N,5 11.061 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)
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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: CROMDALE
Length 82.8 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 7.1, tonnage 1903 ton
Load: fertiliser: natural and products
Cause: built in 1891 by barclay curle & co. passage from taltal, chile, for fowey. ran aground in dense fog, badly holed & broke up within a week of stranding. (cornish shipwrecks & sibi).
Year of registration: 1969
Water depth above wreck: 9 meter
Known since: 1969, last detected: 1985
Details measurements/cartography: POSN 495738N, 051113W, APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 16.12.69 16.12.69 BOW POINTS TO CLIFF SMASHED TO DECK LEVEL. (R DAVIS, DIVER). 20.12.69 20.12.69 VERY LITTLE SALVAGE WORK WAS EVER CARRIED OUT ON THE REMAINS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1282/77/116 4.5.77 H1282/77/116 4.5.77 REPD LOST OFF BASS POINT. (P R JONES, 25.2.77). 17.12.85 17.12.85 HULL FRAMES REMAIN IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS IN 495745N, 051100W. VERY STRONG CURRENTS. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 1). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 57.786 N,5 11.061 W