This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire gunner (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 8.506 N,5 19.78 W (51.851266666667, -5.2798333333333)

 

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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. Atlas rose
3. Bangarth
4. Boltonhall (possibly)
5. Boscastle (possibly)
6. Brynymor
7. Celtic revenge (possibly)
8. Clydesdale
9. Colonian
10. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
11. Dan beard (fwd part)
12. Empire gunner (possibly)
13. Empire panther (probably)
14. Ethel
15. Gerard
16. Glenisla (possibly)
17. Graffoe
18. Gresham (possibly)
19. Kassanga (possibly)
20. King edgar
21. Landonia (probably)
22. Leysian
23. Mandala
24. Margaretha
25. Morna
26. Morning star
27. Moyallon
28. Norfolk coast
29. Pentwyn (possibly)
30. Port townsville (probably)
31. Portland (possibly)
32. Prince cadwgan (probably)
33. Prins frederik hendrik (possibly)
34. Rosylin
35. Rotula (possibly)
36. Sapphire (possibly)
37. Soreldoc (possibly)
38. St george
39. St patrick (possibly)
40. Strathnairn (possibly)
41. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
42. Szent istvan
43. The queen
44. U 1302 (possibly)
45. Vernicos alexia
46. Vernicos barbara iv
47. Vernicos giorgis
48. Whitehaven

 

Name: EMPIRE GUNNER (POSSIBLY)

Length 112.8 meter, width: 15.8 meter, tonnage 4492 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: ex-strathern '06, ex-constantinos '24, ex-konstantis lemos '28, ex-danaos '28, ex-moscardin '39, built in 1906 by grangemouth dockyard co ltd, grangemouth. passage pepel for the tees. bombed by german aircraft, abandoned and later sank. no loss of life. (empire ships, ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 74 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 1980

Details measurements/cartography: H0109/45 9.4.45 H0109/45 POSN 520730N, 051930W. LENGTH 240FT, BEAM 120FT, HEIGHT 59FT. DIRECTION 062/242DEG. (WESTERN APPS 524, 9.4.45) 11.12.44 11.12.44 SONAR CONTACT IN 520700N, 052100W APPROX. SOME FUEL OIL. (C IN C WEST APPS, AUBD 319/164 & 319/165 (EG4)). H01001/40 10.10.66 H01001/40 10.10.66 ASSUMED TO BE EMPIRE GUNNER. (TRADE DIV LIST SEPT). 29.8.72 29.8.72 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 46MTRS. NC 1973. H1950/76 13.11.80 H1950/76 13.11.80 WK EXAM'D 12.5.80 IN 520829N, 051943W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP] & DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68.5 IN GEN DEPTH 74MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. APPROX LENGTH 50MTRS. LYING N/S. STRONG MAGNETIC SIGNATURE. (HMS BEAGLE HI 40/80). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 8.506 N,5 19.78 W

 

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