This is the information page about the shipwreck Faunus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 28.121 N,0 17.024 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. 212
2. ? susie mo ii
3. Abbotsford
4. Ac 9
5. Adela (possibly)
6. Admiral nelson
7. Agnes
8. Alarm
9. Albanian
10. Albatross
11. Albert
12. Albert (part of)
13. Albert (part of)
14. Albert (possibly)
15. Albion (probably)
16. Alcazar
17. Alcides
18. Alexandra
19. Alhambra
20. Alice
21. Alice davies
22. Amelie-mathilde
23. Amenity
24. Amlwch rose
25. Anatolian
26. Angloman (possibly)
27. Angmering
28. Angola
29. Angola (part of)(possibly)
30. Ann sumner
31. Ann widnal
32. Anne
33. Anne elizabeth
34. Ant
35. Anteros
36. Apapa
37. Architect
38. Arcona champion
39. Ardlough
40. Arduity
41. Aris
42. Armagh
43. Arno mendi
44. Arosa
45. Asmund
46. Atika
47. Auchenarden
48. Audacity
49. Auspicious
50. Avalon
51. Avon
52. Avon
53. Azalea
54. B o borjesson
55. Bactria
56. Baldersby (probably)
57. Balthazar
58. Barrister
59. Bayswater (possibly)
60. Beachy
61. Ben cruachan
62. Benaiah
63. Bengar
64. Bengollyun
65. Benholm
66. Benmacdhui
67. Berwyn
68. Bessie
69. Bijou
70. Blairnevis
71. Blanche (possibly)
72. Bolivar
73. Bolivar (fwd part)(probably)
74. Boston
75. Boubolina
76. Box hill
77. Boy stephen
78. Bradda
79. Braeglen
80. Braganza
81. Brazilian
82. Breitenburg
83. British councillor
84. British viscount
85. Buenos ayres
86. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
87. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
88. Burbo tower (remains)
89. Burbo tower (remains)
90. Burbo tower (remains)
91. Burbo tower (remains)
92. Burgedin
93. Bydand
94. Cairnross
95. Calcium (probably)
96. Calderon
97. Cambank
98. Cameronian
99. Canada
100. Captain mclintock
101. Carl august
102. Caroline
103. Carrie
104. Carson
105. Cartegena
106. Cascapedia
107. Castilian
108. Castle queen
109. Catherine
110. Catherine
111. Chacabuco (possibly)
112. Chagres
113. Chase
114. Christina shearer
115. Chrysopolis
116. City of birmingham
117. City of brussels
118. City of st andrews
119. Clwyd (probably)
120. Clytie
121. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
122. Coastal fort no-1
123. Cognac
124. Colin russell
125. Collingwood
126. Colombus
127. Colorado
128. Conargo
129. Concord
130. Coniston (probably)
131. Constance
132. Cook s26
133. Coral bank
134. Corbet
135. Corinth (possibly)
136. Cork
137. Cornish coast
138. Counsellor iii
139. Countess of devon
140. County of lancaster
141. Cramlington (possibly)
142. Cressado
143. Cressida
144. Cresswell (probably)
145. Croydon
146. Cumbrae
147. Dagmar
148. Dakota
149. Daphne ii
150. Dayrian
151. Deerpool (after section)
152. Deerpool (for'd section)
153. Delfina
154. Denbigh coast
155. Denham
156. Derbent
157. Diana
158. Dido
159. Dieter
160. Ditton
161. Douglas
162. Douglas
163. Downshire (possibly)
164. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
165. Dublin
166. Dunmail
167. Dunsany
168. Dunvegan castle
169. Ebeneezer
170. Ebenezer
171. Ebenezer
172. Edward finch
173. Egret
174. Eilean glas
175. El oso
176. Elephant
177. Eliza bonstead
178. Elizabeth
179. Elizabeth dal
180. Elizabeth lathom
181. Ellan vannin
182. Ellen sarah
183. Ellen southwold
184. Emelie
185. Emmeline
186. Empress (probably)
187. Empress eugenie
188. Endymion
189. Eros
190. Eskmere
191. Ester ann
192. Esther
193. Ethel (possibly)
194. Eurymedon
195. Eversfield
196. Excel
197. Exmoor
198. Fairearn (probably)
199. Fairisle
200. Fairlie and jane
201. Fairy
202. Farfield
203. Faunus
204. Fawn (possibly)
205. Fb 110 (possibly)
206. Fb 112 (possibly)
207. Fb 116 (possibly)
208. Fb 118 (possibly)
209. Fb 265 (possibly)
210. Fb 267 (possibly)
211. Fb 275 (possibly)
212. Fb 278 (possibly)
213. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
214. Fb 295 (possibly)
215. Fb 296 (possibly)
216. Fb 297 (possibly)
217. Fb 300 (possibly)
218. Fb 43 (possibly)
219. Fb 47 (possibly)
220. Fb 56 (possibly)
221. Fb 72 (possibly)
222. Fb 83 (possibly)
223. Fb 86 (possibly)
224. Fb 98 (probably)
225. Femke
226. Fermo
227. Fern (probably)
228. Ferocious
229. Fin-ar-bed
230. Flamingo
231. Flying dart
232. Flying hawk
233. Four brothers
234. Four brothers (possibly)
235. Fowberry tower (part)
236. Fowberry tower (part)
237. Francis
238. Frolic
239. Fryken
240. Gannochy
241. Geofredo (part of)
242. Geofredo (part of)
243. Geofredo (part of)
244. Georgie
245. Georgios
246. Gerhardt (possibly)
247. Germania
248. Ghambira
249. Girl kitty (possibly)
250. Giuseppe
251. Gladeto
252. Gladstone
253. Gleneden
254. Glenford
255. Glenorchy (possibly)
256. Gorsethorn
257. Gothic
258. Grangemouth
259. Grappler
260. Gratitude
261. Guillermo
262. Gwydir
263. Hannah
264. Hannah landles
265. Hare (probably)
266. Harlech
267. Harmony
268. Harold
269. Hawkesbury
270. Hebe
271. Hebe (possibly)
272. Heemskerk
273. Helen
274. Heminge
275. Henry j smith
276. Herbert
277. Herlief
278. Hero
279. Heron 2
280. Hildena
281. Hindlea
282. Hms benvolio
283. Hms calverton
284. Hms campina
285. Hms cochrane
286. Hms conway
287. Hms corfield
288. Hms cortina
289. Hms deliverer
290. Hms dervish
291. Hms egret
292. Hms guide me ii
293. Hms lormont
294. Hms manners (stern section)
295. Hms mistletoe
296. Hms othello
297. Hms princess victoria
298. Hms remillo
299. Hms silicia
300. Hms st cyrus
301. Hms strathborve (part)
302. Hms susarion
303. Hms vanguard
304. Hms westphalia (possibly)
305. Hms yorkshire belle
306. Holyhead
307. Homer
308. Hopper f
309. Hopper number 6
310. Horizon (possibly)
311. Hornby (possibly)
312. Hoveringham 2
313. Hvideorn
314. Hvitveis
315. Hyacinth
316. Ibis
317. Ida
318. Ida
319. Ightham (possibly)
320. India
321. Innisfallen
322. Ionic (probably)
323. Ionic star
324. Irene chalmers
325. J b kee
326. J c swindlehurst
327. J w t
328. James and grace gregory
329. Janet helen (possibly)
330. Jerseymoor
331. Jessie
332. Jessie brown
333. John & ann
334. John and thomas
335. John bull
336. John mowlem
337. John pierce
338. John w elliot
339. June
340. Juno
341. Jura
342. Katina bulgari
343. Katy
344. Kelvindale
345. Kenmare
346. Kilcoan (probably)
347. Kinkorth
348. Kirkmichael
349. Kyma
350. La plata (possibly)
351. La rochelle (possibly)
352. Ladas (possibly)
353. Lady irene of menai
354. Lancaster (possibly)
355. Laura
356. Lct(4) 1029
357. Leinster
358. Lelia
359. Letty
360. Lightship no 83
361. Lightstone (probably)
362. Lilly (possibly)
363. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
364. Linda blanche
365. Lionel george
366. Little burbo beacon
367. Liverpool
368. Lizzie morton
369. Loch fergus
370. Lochmonar (fwd part)
371. Lochranza castle
372. Lord delamere
373. Lord delamere (possibly)
374. Lord haig (possibly)
375. Lord haig (possibly)
376. Lord selborne
377. Lottie (possibly)
378. Loweswater
379. Lowther range (probably)
380. Lucerne
381. Lugar
382. Lurigethan
383. Lutha
384. Lylie
385. Lynkar
386. Lyra (bow section)
387. Maarten cornelis
388. Maja
389. Major
390. Mancunium
391. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
392. Mantura
393. Manx fairy
394. Margaret
395. Marian francis
396. Marie l
397. Marie moller
398. Marion
399. Marlay
400. Marn
401. Marquess of bute (possibly)
402. Marshall (probably)
403. Mary
404. Mary
405. Mary agnes
406. Mary ann
407. Mary ann
408. Mary coles (possibly)
409. Mary jane
410. Mary kate
411. Mary olivia
412. Matador
413. Mayflower (part of)
414. Meath
415. Meeuw
416. Merchiston
417. Mermaid (probably)
418. Mersey
419. Mid jordan beacon
420. Miner
421. Minerva
422. Miriam thomas
423. Missouri
424. Modig
425. Modiva (possibly)
426. Mona 2 (possibly)
427. Monimia (possibly)
428. Moyalla
429. Mtb 539
430. Munster
431. My lady
432. Nadejda (possibly)
433. Nar
434. Nautilus
435. Nautilus
436. Nazarine
437. Nellie esplin
438. Nelson
439. Neptune
440. Nestos
441. Nickolai
442. Nicola faith
443. Nimrod
444. Noranya
445. Normandiet
446. Normandy coast
447. North jordan bn
448. Nydia (probably)
449. Ocean home
450. Ocean monarch
451. Odessa
452. Old england
453. Olive branch
454. Oliver cromwell
455. Ophir ii (possibly)
456. Oria
457. Orizava (or urizaza)
458. Orsa
459. Osctilia
460. Osseo
461. Otis tetrax
462. Ousebridge
463. Outer east dolphin
464. Pacific (possibly)
465. Palmella (possibly)
466. Pamela
467. Paraciers
468. Parker
469. Patriarch
470. Peaceful star
471. Pegasus (possibly)
472. Peggotty
473. Pegu (bow section)
474. Pegu (stern)
475. Penrhos (probably)
476. Penryn
477. Penstone
478. Penvearn
479. Perseverance
480. Perseverance
481. Peru (probably)
482. Phoenician
483. Pigeon
484. Planet
485. Polly williams
486. Polwell (probably)
487. Ponce
488. Portia
489. President harbitz
490. Pretty polly
491. Primrose
492. Princess victoria
493. Progress
494. Prudence
495. Queen
496. Queen victoria
497. Queen victoria
498. Queens tower
499. Rambler
500. Raoul et aurelie
501. Ravonia (part)
502. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
503. Rayford
504. Rea 1
505. Rea 10
506. Rea 5
507. Rea 7 (possibly)
508. Rea 8 (possibly)
509. Rea 9 (possibly)
510. Reculver
511. Rescue
512. Residu
513. Resurgam
514. Retriever
515. Revello
516. Revi
517. Rhosneigr
518. Rhuys
519. Rhyl
520. Rievaulx abbey
521. Ringsend
522. Rissa
523. Rivaulx
524. River don (part of)(probably)
525. River humber
526. River witham
527. Rivergate
528. Robert & elizabeth
529. Robert marsden
530. Robert seymour
531. Roelas
532. Rose mystique
533. Rose of lough gill
534. Rosebud
535. Rosebud (possibly)
536. Rothsay castle
537. Roussalka
538. Sagacity
539. Saint olaf
540. Salacon
541. Salaminia (probably)
542. Salmondby
543. Saltoun
544. San toy
545. Sandmail
546. Sandra glen
547. Sarah
548. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
549. Sarpfos
550. Sea dog
551. Seagull
552. Seahow
553. Seaville (part of)
554. Seaville (part of)
555. Selina
556. Sergei
557. Severn
558. Sharelga
559. Sir charles napier
560. Sir george grey
561. Skate ii (debris from)(probably)
562. Slasher
563. Slieve bloom
564. Smelter
565. Sonia
566. Sons of the sea
567. Sparling
568. Speke (possibly)
569. Sportsman
570. Spurn
571. St ibar
572. St michan (possibly)
573. St oliver
574. Stanleigh
575. Star of hope
576. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
577. Strathrye
578. Stylianos chandris
579. Sulairia
580. Sultan
581. Sunda
582. Superb
583. Susahana or susanah
584. Swan
585. Tacoma city (part of)
586. Tacoma city (southern part)
587. Talbot
588. Tancred
589. Tarbert
590. Tayleur
591. Teano
592. Telmo
593. The lady mostyn
594. The marquis
595. Theme
596. Therese emile yvon
597. Thessaly
598. Thomas
599. Thomas
600. Thomas davies
601. Thomas deas
602. Thorn
603. Thornton
604. Tijl uilenspiegel
605. Tongue beacon
606. Tongue beacon (possibly)
607. Torch
608. Tower base
609. Town of wexford (possibly)
610. Trentham hall
611. Treveal
612. Trial
613. Trieste
614. Trinidad
615. Triton
616. Tt 6 (possibly)
617. U 1024 (probably)
618. U 246
619. U-1051
620. Ullapool
621. Ulstermore
622. United states
623. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
624. Uss roanoke
625. Valeria
626. Vanguard
627. Vechstroom
628. Venture (possibly)
629. Vesper (possibly)
630. Vesta
631. Victory
632. Vigsnes
633. Village queen
634. Ville de llanes
635. Vine (possibly)
636. Violet (probably)
637. Vivar
638. W m barkley (possibly)
639. W.m.j
640. Walter
641. Walter dean
642. Wasp
643. Weazel
644. Wern (possibly)
645. Westward ho
646. Whitemantle (possibly)
647. William hanson
648. William huskisson
649. William rawcliffe
650. Windsor (part of)
651. Windsor (part of)
652. Winga
653. Wisemans
654. Woodville
655. Xavier
656. Xavier
657. Ystroom (probably)
658. Zealandia
659. Zeemermin

 

Name: FAUNUS

Length 61 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 749 ton
Load: timber,wood: unprocessed and products

Cause: built in 1891 in southampton naval works, southampton. owned at time of loss by rederi aktieb concordia. two boilers, compound expansion engine of 70hp, single shaft passage domsjo for london. struck a mine laid by uc-17 14m s by e of flamborough head. was taken in tow by danish ss but eventually capsized.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H7388/17 WK IN 532811N, 001721E MARKED BY BUOY CLOSE E. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 79/17. H3849/18 26.8.18 NOTHING FOUND. 5FMS ALL ROUND POSN. (VAEC). NCA YET. H6391/19 & H3849/18 3.1.19 LEAST DEPTH IN 532811N, 001721E REPD AS 24FT. (VAEC). AMEND TO SOUNDING 24FT. NE 109 & 1190. H6077/21 6.10.21 WK DISPERSED & BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH). H6077/21 7.6.22 DETACHED PIECES OF WK 22FT LWST, GEN DEPTH OF SEABED 23-24FT LWST. (TH SURVEY 30.5.22). AMEND TO SOUNDING 22FT. BR STD. H595/58 2.6.58 AMEND TO WK 3FMS 4FT (6.7MTRS) IN 532811N, 001721E. NC 107. 3.6.75 WK 6MTRS IN 532811N, 001721E [OGB]. (ADMIRALTY). NC 107. HH090/593/01 22.12.93 NOT FOUND. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. SEP 2014/000180690 14.7.14 EXAM'D 12.3.14 IN 5328.121N, 0017.024E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.62 IN GEN DEPTH 7.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 087/267 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1419). ?BOWS W WITH W END COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 4.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?BOWS W WITH W END COLLAPSED

Position: 53 28.121 N,0 17.024 E

 

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