This is the information page about the shipwreck Daru (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 58.195 N,5 56.243 W (52.192216666667, -6.1479666666667)

 

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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. Arca
2. Athelduchess (forward part)
3. Atxeri mendi
4. Avance
5. Baron ailsa (possibly)
6. Beemsterdijk (possibly)
7. Begerin (possibly)
8. Bestwood (possibly)
9. Cambro
10. Cite d'aleth
11. City of glasgow (probably)
12. Clan macduff
13. Cymrian
14. Daru (possibly)
15. Egda (possibly)
16. Ethel
17. Grainville
18. Havna (possibly)
19. Highcliffe
20. Hildefjord
21. Jane grey (possibly)
22. Manchester market
23. Mesaba (probably)
24. No worries
25. Notre dame du sacre coeur
26. Novasli (possibly)
27. Pilar de larrinaga (possibly)
28. Rask (possibly)
29. Renegade
30. Rhiwabon
31. Rowena
32. San conrado (possibly)
33. South of england
34. St fintan (possibly)
35. St672
36. Thoralf (possibly)
37. Thorold (probably)
38. Tripoli
39. Tweed (possibly)
40. U 1169 (possibly)
41. Uc 33
42. Vandalia (possibly)
43. Wheatflower (possibly)
44. Ydun

 

Name: DARU (POSSIBLY)

Length 108.2 meter, width: 14.9 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3854 ton
Load: grain,foodstuffs: solid,timber,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: oil engine, single shaft. passage duala for liverpool. cargo 5152 tons of produce, including 1500 tons cocoa, 3000 tons palm kernels, 50 boxes of coin (?silver). bombed by german aircraft. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 96 meter, Height above seabed: 129 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20201006

Details measurements/cartography: M016155/41 CONVOY REPORT. POSN 515600N, 055800W. (WW2SL). H0109/45 9.5.45 POSN 515830N, 055600W. (WESTERN APPS LIST). H30 4.2.45 POSN 515830N, 055600W. NSC. L 120FT, H30FT. (AUBD 319/4). 5.3.45 POSN 515842N, 055700W. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. L 350FT, H 72FT. (AUBD 319/4, EG5). 24.4.45 POSN 515900N 055712W. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. L230FT, H 42FT. (AUBD 319/300, EG 31). 29.11.72 INS AS USCPA 35FMS. NE 1410. H5223/76 4.3.77 WK IN 515810N, 055613W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH 84.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 94.6MTRS. (HMS HERALD, SIGNAL DTD 23.1.77). NCA. H5223/76 14.7.77 EXAM'D 19.1.77 IN 515810N, 055613W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 88.2 IN GEN DEPTH 98MTRS. SCOUR 5MTRS DEEP RUNS NNE. DCS3 HT 14.7MTRS. LIES 300/120 DEG. LENGTH 336FT. LARGE WK. (HMS HERALD. HI 11/77). UPRIGHT WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE INTACT. AMEND TO WK 83MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 1.5.07 WK LOCATED IN 5158.198N, 0556.243W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 95MTRS. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 5MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 130/310 DEGS. INTACT. NO DEBRIS. SCOUR RUNS S FROM BOTH ENDS. AMEND WK 89MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP2018/000274610 13.11.18 EXAM'D 1.6.18 IN 5158.196N, 0556.244W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 88.67MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 95MTRS, LENGTH 114MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HEIGHT 5.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 135/315 DEGS. WRECK IS ALMOST INTACT, SOME SLIGHT SCOURING AT BOW AND STERN. (RV KEARY, INFOMAR, H102). AMEND NDW 88MTRS IN REVISED POSITION. RSDRA2022000162411 27.03.23 EXAM'D BY BDC 06.10.20; WRECK LOCATED IN 515811.7N 055614.6W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 88.63MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 96MTRS. LENGTH 113.88MTRS, WIDTH 44.22MTRS, HT 6.12MTRS, ORIENTATION 129/309DEGS. (GSI SURVEY 2017. AMEND NDW 88.63MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, SCOUR RUNS S FROM BOTH ENDS

Position: 51 58.195 N,5 56.243 W

 

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