This is the information page about the shipwreck Europa, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 57.078 N,4 52.155 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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. Adono
2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. D 36
22. D46
23. D5
24. Eilean dhu
25. Elf 3
26. Elf 4
27. Endeavour
28. Europa
29. Fernlea (possibly)
30. Franleon
31. Greenock
32. Hms arsenal (probably)
33. Hms seagull
34. Hms topaze
35. Iona i
36. Isabella of wigton (probably)
37. Jubilee star
38. Kintyre
39. Lady gertrude
40. Liz of ashton (possibly)
41. Mary anning
42. Ocean (possibly)
43. Osprey (fore part)
44. Ovington (probably)
45. Penola
46. Portland (possibly)
47. Princess of wales (fore section)
48. Rhoda (possibly)
49. Spray (possibly)
50. Urd (possibly)
51. Wallachia

 

Name: EUROPA

Length 73.2 meter, width: 10.1 meter, tonnage 676 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with ss roseville whilst en-route from glasgow to malaga. 5 lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 1984

Details measurements/cartography: H2579/76 13.9.76 LOCATED DURING DIVING OPERATIONS 13.7.76 APPROX 240FT LONG. LYING UPRIGHT, HEADING APPROX 350DEGS. DIVER ESTIMATED IT STOOD 20FT ABOVE SEABED. STERN SECTION IN POSN 033DEGS 1280YDS FROM CLOCH POINT LT. MANY SHIPSIDE PLATES MISSING. POSSIBLE HAZARD TO VLCC OR SUBMARINE NAVIGATION. (HMS IVESTON, HN 1/76 DTD 15.7.76). CHART AS USC 28MTRS IN 555706N, 045203W [OGB].

- NM 1845/76. H1310/81/32 2.12.81 THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE WK OF SS PORTLAND. (I. G. WHITTACKER, 18.11.81). NCA. H1310/83/14 21.3.83 LIES UPRIGHT, APPROX 005/185DEGS [MAG], BOWS S & "PLOUGHED" INTO SEABED. DECKS VIRTUALLY FLUSH, 1 BOILER 1MTR HIGH [?DECK CARGO]. HULL IN POOR CONDITION. POSN OF DAMAGE AND BASIC DESIGN INDICATE THIS IS MORE LIKELY THE EUROPA. WILL CONFIRM WHEN ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN. (P. MOIR). NCA. H1310/84/1 6.1.84 IDENTIFIED FROM BEAM MEASUREMENT AND RAISED QUARTERDECK AS THE EUROPA. (P. MOIR, 4.1.84). NCA. H4065/85 19.2.86 EXAM'D 3.7.86 IN 555705N, 045205W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.2 IN GEN DEPTH 34 TO 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HEIGHT 7MTRS, LENGTH 75MTRS. LYING 160/340DEGS. (HMS HECLA, HI 322). CHART AS WK 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. G/S. H1310/87/7 3.3.87 ORIENTATION OF WK, DETERMINED BY E/S & COMPASS WHILE DRIFTING OVER IT, IS CONSIDERED TO BE SSW/NNE. (J. CROWTHER, 12.2.87). NCA. 10.4.89 ADDITIONAL INFO CONTAINED IN BSAC WK REGISTER SUPPT. (SCOTTISH DIVING FEB 1984). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 57.078 N,4 52.155 W

 

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