This is the information page about the shipwreck Faraday, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.692 N,5 12.264 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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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10. Burry
11. Carrier
12. Celtic revenge (possibly)
13. Clapham (probably)
14. Clydesdale
15. Colonian
16. Concha
17. Dakotian
18. Dalserf
19. Dan beard (fwd part)
20. Drina (probably)
21. Empire beacon (possibly)
22. Englishman
23. Faraday
24. Four winds
25. Fowey rose (possibly)
26. Georgios markettos (probably)
27. Gerard
28. Gisella (possibly)
29. Glenisla (possibly)
30. Graffoe
31. Gramsbergen
32. Gratie gods (possibly)
33. Helene
34. Hematite
35. Highgate (possibly)
36. Highland home (probably)
37. Hms arbutus
38. Hms caroline (aft part)
39. Hms leda (probably)
40. Hms marojam
41. Hms minicoy
42. Hms pilot vessel no.10
43. Hms select (possibly)
44. Hmsm e39
45. Humber
46. Hurst
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49. Kerloch
50. Kingstown (probably)
51. Lcg 15
52. Lcg no.16
53. Leysian
54. Little wing
55. Loch shiel
56. Lord derby (probably)
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59. Matronna
60. Mersey
61. Morna
62. Morning star
63. Norfolk coast
64. Olive branch
65. Pauline elizabeth
66. Philotis
67. Pikepool (probably)
68. Plm 21
69. Portland (possibly)
70. Prince cadwgan (probably)
71. Princess irene
72. Queen
73. Rasona
74. Renfrew (possibly)
75. Sapphire (possibly)
76. Sea farer (possibly)
77. Shaleen
78. Shamrock
79. Sovereign (possibly)
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81. St jacques (probably)
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85. Tormes (possibly)
86. Trevilla (possibly)
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88. Vernicos barbara iv
89. Vernicos giorgis
90. Walter l m russ
91. Whitehaven
92. Wiema
93. Wileysike

 

Name: FARADAY

Length 120.1 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 5533 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: 25.3.41 built in 1923 by palmers' co. owned at time of loss by siemens bros & co. triple expansion engine of 530 nhp. bombed by german aircraft 25.3.41 and set on fire, drifted ashore, and sank the next day. passage falmouth for milford haven. nearly all submarine cable salved. sixteen men lost.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 142 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H3542/68 25.1.68 REPORTED LYING JUST UNDERWATER BELOW HOOPERS PT. (R. EDMONDS LTR DTD 23.1.68). BR STD. 19.2.68 FURTHER DIVES REPORT THAT EXCEPT THE BOILERS, ENGINES, RIBS ETC THERE IS NOTHING HIGHER THAN 5FT FROM THE SEABED. THE BOILERS & ENGINES STAND SOME 15FT ON THE SEABED & THE WK IS WELL BROKEN UP. (R EDMONDS, TELECON 19.2.68). NCA. H3542/68 7.8.68 LARGE QUANTITIES OF WK ARE TO BE FOUND ON BOTH SIDES OF HOOPERS PT, MAJOR PART ON SOUTHERN SIDE OF HOOPERS PT. HIGHEST PART OF THE WK TO SEABED IS ABOUT 10FT. THE HEIGHT OF THE BULK OF WK TO SEABED IS ABOUT 3FT. MANY PERSONS HAVE USED EXPLOSIVES ON THE WK, THIS COUPLED WITH THE ACTION OF THE SEA HAS RESULTED IN THE WK BEING PULVERISED, EVEN THE ENGINE IS BROKEN UP OVER A LARGE AREA. THE SEABED IS OF LARGE BOULDERS. NO SCOUR EVIDENT. MANY TONS OF CABLE STILL LIE IN THE AREA IN PYRAMID SHAPED PIILES STANDING SOME 6FT HIGH. POSN OF WK GIVEN ON A TRACING TO FIT CHART 2878. (INDUSTRIAL U/W ENTERPRISES LTD REPORT DTD 29.7.68). CHART AS STP, LYING 142/322DEGS, IN 514240N, 051212W. BR STD. 30.4.76 AREA FLOWN BY HELICOPTER, RN. HECATE FLIGHT, WK NOT SEEN FROM THE AIR. (PRINT NUMBER 162 INDEX 117 DATE APRIL 1975 FOR HECATE'S 5/75 - REFER MS5 PHOTO 30.4.76). NCA. H1284/77/172 11.8.77 WK HAS NOW BEEN REDUCED TO ONE BOILER AND A COUPLE OF LARGE CABLE DRUMS. THE REST HAS EITHER BEEN RAISED OR IS BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEABED. (R. EDMONDS, LTR DTD 24.4.77). NCA. H3804/72 3.10.77 NOTHING FOUND WHEN AREA SOUNDED BY SMB. LOCAL SOURCES INDICATE ALMOST NOTHING LEFT OF WK. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 17.12.76). NCA. 19.3.82 DESCRIBED AS WELL SCATTERED IN DEPTHS 6-8MTRS. NON-FERROUS METALS STILL TO BE FOUND. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 5). NCA. H1288/83/361 14.3.83 DIVED ON 1982. WELL SCATTERED AND FLATTENED WITH A PYRAMID OF CABLE COVERED WITH KELP. STANDS 2-5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. (S HUMPHREY). NCA. HH100/351/10 9.11.95 WELL BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED. ONE LARGE CABLE DRUM 3.4MTRS HIGH FOUND. SEABED IS ROCKY GULLIES AND SAND. (R M JONES). NCA. HH100/351/12 10.10.96 NOW WELL SPREAD OUT AMONGST THE GULLIES IN THE AREA. COVERED IN KELP. AT LEAST 3 CABLE DRUMS REMAIN. (S J ROBERTS). NCA. 6.12.11 LOCATED 7.3.11 BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAGNETIC ANOMALY ONLY IN 2011

Position: 51 42.692 N,5 12.264 W

 

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