This is the information page about the shipwreck Denebola, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 13.306 N,5 34.968 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. Acklington
2. Aida lauro
3. Alacrity
4. Alden gifford (possibly)
5. Alster (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Arbel (probably)
8. Arnside (possibly)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asia
12. Aud
13. Austria (possibly)
14. Balbec
15. Bard (possibly)
16. Besse (probably)
17. Bessemer city (probably)
18. Bill (part of)(possibly)
19. Bill (possibly)
20. Bolette (possibly)
21. Busby
22. Cheerful
23. Chimu
24. Christina
25. Christos markettos
26. City of cardiff
27. City of westminster (& kul)
28. Clan macnab
29. Congener
30. Conqueror
31. Courtown
32. Dageid
33. Denebola
34. Depois
35. Devon
36. Dunaskin
37. Dundee (probably)
38. Dux (possibly)
39. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
40. Empire kingsley
41. Enrico parodi
42. Facto
43. Fanny lambert
44. Gallier (possibly)
45. Garthclyde (possibly)
46. Gemini
47. Genevieve (possibly)
48. Glamorgan coast
49. Glendale
50. Gleno
51. Hampshire
52. Helene (probably)
53. Hellopes
54. Hms anson
55. Hms royalo
56. Hms warspite
57. Hms warspite (part of)
58. Hms warwick
59. Hmy viva 2
60. Hockwold
61. Holland xix
62. Hopeful (possibly)
63. Iona
64. J duncan
65. Jose de aramburu
66. Joshua nicholson
67. Juan ferrer
68. Juanita
69. Kate thomas (possibly)
70. Kildonan ?
71. Kilmaho
72. Kintuck
73. Kynance (probably)
74. Lake grafton
75. Lake grafton (possibly)
76. Liberty
77. Lincoln
78. Loe bar wk
79. Luna
80. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
81. Luxembourg (probably)
82. Lyminge
83. Madeline
84. Maria de larrinaga
85. Marie roberts
86. Maroc
87. Moorview
88. Mystique (possibly)
89. Nanna (possibly)
90. New pioneer
91. Nile
92. Noya (possibly)
93. Ocean harvest
94. Onega
95. Orion
96. Oriskany
97. Pacific reliance
98. Peer gynt (possibly)
99. Petersham
100. Phoenix 202
101. Phoenix 203
102. Pioneer (possibly)
103. Polesley (possibly)
104. Ponthieu
105. Primo ?
106. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
107. Princess royal
108. Quarnero
109. Regency (probably)
110. Reidar (possibly)
111. Rms mulheim
112. Saint guenole
113. Saxon briton
114. Schiedam
115. Sea viper
116. Secil japan (bow section)
117. Secil japan (stern section)
118. Setubel(probably)
119. Shanes castle
120. Shoreham (probably)
121. Sirius (possibly)
122. St anthony (possibly)
123. St chamond
124. St george
125. St george (possibly)
126. Stabil (possibly)
127. Sten (possibly)
128. Sylvia-mary z-525
129. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
130. Traute sarnow
131. Tungufoss
132. Tyrhaug
133. U 1018
134. U 1209 (possibly)
135. U 399
136. U 400 (possibly)
137. Umbre
138. Underwood
139. Union crystal (possibly)
140. Union star (parts of)(probably)
141. Veghtstroom (possibly)
142. Vesuvius
143. Vigrid (possibly)
144. Vine branch (possibly)
145. Vinovia
146. War baron (probably)
147. Westwood (possibly)
148. Wild boar
149. William cory
150. Yewcroft
151. Zone (probably)

 

Name: DENEBOLA

Length 73.7 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1481 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1899 by act ges neptune, rostock. an ex-german ship detained at the start of the war by the admiralty. owned at time of loss by the shipping controller. triple expansion engine of 133 hp, single shaft. one 12pdr gun. passage swansea for rouen. cargo coal. torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine. two men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 141 cm

Known since: 1973, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: H2959/73 18.7.73 H2959/73 18.7.73 WK LOCATED IN 501318N, 053457W USING DECCA. BELIEVED TO BE SAXON BRITON. LIES N/S WITH FORWARD PART ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE AND STERN UPSIDE DOWN. CAST IRON PROPELLER. EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS SALVAGE WORK. ENGINE IS COVERED WITH HULL PLATES. ANCHORS AT N END. SUPERSTRUCTURE AND MASTS FORM HEAP OF RUBBLE. (E GILES, 13.7.73). CHART AS USC 15MTRS [8FMS]. BR STD. HH100/351/04 15.3.91 HH100/351/04 15.3.91 DIVED ON 23.9.86 IN 501317N, 053456W USING DECCA. IN 42MTRS AT HW, STANDS 3MTRS HIGH AT BOILERS. WK VERY BROKEN AND FLATTENED. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH100/351/19 18.12.02 HH100/351/19 18.12.02 DIVED IN 5013.317N, 0539.946W [WGD] USING GPS. NO SCOUR. SEABED SHINGLE. DRIVE SHAFT LIES AT AN ANGLE TO THE WK. NO DEBRIS FIELD. ENGINE NOT RECOGNISABLE. FOUR BLADED IRON PROP ATTACHED. GUN (?75MM) AT STERN. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (G J LOCKETT). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 14.12.11 14.12.11 LOCATED 29.9.09 IN 5013.306N, 0534.968W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.25 IN GEN DEPTH 34.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 36MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 3.75MTRS. LIES 141/321 DEGS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1159). AMEND WK 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 18.4.12 18.4.12 WK HAS A TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE AND A GUN. (J LIDDIARD, DIVE ARTICLE, VIA P NICHOLSON, LTR DTD 11.4.12). CONSIDERED TO BE DENEBOLA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY BROKEN & FLATTENED, BOWS NW

Position: 50 13.306 N,5 34.968 W

 

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