This is the information page about the shipwreck Dan beard (fwd part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 59.891 N,5 5.098 W (52.027483333333, -4.9751833333333)

 

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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. Alaric (possibly)
2. Albion
3. Atlas rose
4. Bangarth
5. Baron carnegie
6. Behar
7. Boltonhall (possibly)
8. Boscastle (possibly)
9. Burry
10. Clydesdale
11. Dakotian
12. Dan beard (fwd part)
13. Empire gunner (possibly)
14. Englishman
15. Ethel
16. Faraday
17. Gerard
18. Glenisla (possibly)
19. Graffoe
20. Gramsbergen
21. Gresham (possibly)
22. Hematite
23. Hms caroline (aft part)
24. Hms pilot vessel no.10
25. Hmsm e39
26. Hurst
27. Inspire
28. Kassanga (possibly)
29. Kingstown (probably)
30. Leysian
31. Little wing
32. Loch shiel
33. Lucy
34. Mandala
35. Margaretha
36. Matronna
37. Morna
38. Morning star
39. Moyallon
40. Olive branch
41. Pauline elizabeth
42. Plm 21
43. Portland (possibly)
44. Prince cadwgan (probably)
45. Queen
46. Rasona
47. Rosylin
48. St george
49. Summertime
50. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
51. Szent istvan
52. Thor
53. Venture
54. Vernicos alexia
55. Vernicos barbara iv
56. Vernicos giorgis
57. Whitehaven
58. William rhodes moorhouse

 

Name: DAN BEARD (FWD PART)

Length 128.9 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 7176 ton

Cause: broke in two following u/w explosion, mine or torpedoed, when off strumble hd. after part sank, but fore part eventually drifted ashore. (dods).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 1977

Details measurements/cartography: H067/44 FORE PART OF VESSEL ASHORE 2.5M S OF STRUMBLE HD. (FOIC MILFORD 12.44) H1282/76/50 19.8.76 UNKNOWN LIBERTY SHIP REPD IN 515937N, 050452W. EXTENDS FROM CLIFF FOR 12MTRS. (A. NEWTON, OS SHEET 138/151) H4919/77 29.12.77 REPD IN 515952N, 050502W. (E.GILES LTR 11.12.77) H4919/77 29.12.77 POSN AMENDED FROM 515937N,050452W. STATED BY MR E.GILES TO BE FORE PART OF DAN BEARD. LIES HARD AGAINST CLIFFS WHICH ARE NE/SW AT THIS POINT & ALMOST VERTICAL.TYPICAL TANKER FITTINGS. NO STERN SECTION. FOUND FROM LOCAL RECORDS. (E GILES, LTR DTD 11.12.77) H4467/81 10.6.83 AFTER PART THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE THE WK LOCATED IN 515456N, 053420W - W.O. [SEE 011803733/12165].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 59.891 N,5 5.098 W

 

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