This is the information page about the shipwreck Earl of abergavenny, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 36.143 N,2 24.554 W (50.39495, -2.4067166666667)

 

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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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2. Aeneas (probably)
3. Aeolian sky
4. Alex van opstal
5. Amy
6. Apache
7. Athen
8. Barryman
9. Binnendijk
10. Black hawk (aft section)
11. Black hawk (fwd section)
12. Britannia (possibly)
13. British inventor (bow section)
14. Countess of erne
15. Earl of abergavenny
16. Elena r
17. Enecuri
18. Ethel (probably)
19. Evertsen
20. Forester (& pontoon)
21. Franziska
22. Frogner ?
23. Grane
24. Gripfast
25. Hartlepool (part of)
26. Hartlepool (part of)
27. Himalaya
28. Hms arfon
29. Hms buccaneer
30. Hms fisgard ii
31. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
32. Hms james fennel
33. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
34. Hms landrail (probably)
35. Hms warrior ii
36. Hmsm a3
37. Hmsm l24
38. Hmsm m2
39. Hmsm p555
40. Hmsm sidon
41. Inisinver
42. Iolanthe
43. Juvenile delinquent
44. Longsand
45. Mallard (possibly)
46. Marie therese
47. Martha
48. Merchant royal
49. Neree (possibly)
50. Neree (probably)
51. Onward (probably)
52. Orne (possibly)
53. Pas (c.182)
54. Pitchipoy (possibly)
55. Pomeranian
56. Rowella
57. Royal adelaide
58. Salsette ii
59. Saratoga
60. Scaldis
61. St dunstan
62. Stancrest
63. Sudon (possibly)
64. Terrapin
65. Thera (possibly)
66. Tracy
67. U 322 (possibly)
68. Ub 74
69. Valdes (probably)

 

Name: Earl of Abergavenny

Length 49.5 meter, width: 12.5 meter, tonnage 1182 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built 1789 by pitcher, gravesend. an east indiaman. passage portsmouth for east indies wiht four other vessels escorted by hms weymouth. struck the shambles of portland bill and stranded while seeking shelter in portland roads during bad weather. later broke up and sank. all cargo recovered. crew of 160, 222 passengers, 234 lost their lives. (sydney evening news supplement, sibi).

Year of registration: 1929

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1929, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H5798/29 1.11.29 WK IN APPROX 503600N, 022430W USING CROSS BEARINGS: INNER EDGE OF THE PORTLAND B'WTR FORT IN LINE WITH W SIDE INNER OPENING IN PORTLAND BREAKWATER [SOUTH SHIP CHANNEL], WHITEHEADS CHY WITH THE FORT ON THE END OF THE N ARM OF B'WTR ON N SIDE OF THE N SHIP CHANNEL. (LT COL W R THOMPSON RA, DTD 20.10.29). NCA. H3971/52 30.6.52 NDW PA IN 503600N, 022430W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE F6840. 16.2.1805 [NO DATE] THOUGHT TO BE WK OF HMS EARL OF ABERGAVENNY WHICH FOUNDERED 2M OFF PORTLAND BILL ON 16.2.1805. (A J HARPER, READING BSAC). H1286/86/304 19.5.87 CARGO WAS SALVAGED BY BY ENOCH TONKIN IN 1806 USING HIS DIVING APPARATUS [ILLUSTRATION SUPPLIED]. (P BENNETT, DTD 8.5.87). H1270/86 22.7.87 IN 503608N, 022428W USING DECCA. (M SKELSEY). CHART AS F. NE 2268. H2928/83 24.2.88 EXAM'D 4.10.86 IN 503606.5N, 022428.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.3 IN GEN DEPTH 17.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. CHELMSFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL GROUP DIVERS REPORT THAT 140FT OF KEEL HAS BEEN UNCOVERED AND HIGHEST POINT IS NO MORE THAN 1FT ABOVE SEABED. DIVE SITE IS MARKED BY RED FLOATS IN SUMMER DURING DIVING SEASON. NO NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 207). INS AS WK 16.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 5.11.05 EUT POSN: 5036.143N, 0224.554W. NE 2268. HH091/217/01 - SEP 2009/000158351 2.11.09 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. ONLY A DISTINCTIVE HOLLOW IN THE SEABED LOCATED SOME 40MTRS E OF CHARTED POSN. DEPRESSION HAS LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, DEPTH 0.5MTR. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1217). POSSIBLY REMAINS EXIST. AMEND FOUL IN CHARTED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: NOT LOCATED 2008, DEPRESSION IN SEABED REMAINS

Position: 50 36.143 N,2 24.554 W

 

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