This is the information page about the shipwreck Ferdinand a, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 42.94 N,5 4.09 W (48.699, -5.1015)

 

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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. Adolph andersen
2. Alfred de courcy
3. Ardgartan
4. Arrino
5. Arvor
6. Asbjorn
7. Auguste marie
8. Aztec
9. Bagdale
10. Bango
11. Berthe
12. Cadix
13. Casablanca (possibly)
14. Caucasian
15. Corinto (possibly)
16. Draupner
17. Eildon
18. Farraline
19. Ferdinand a
20. Flimston
21. Fredavore
22. Gaete
23. Georgios
24. Goosebridge
25. Gyller
26. Hansi
27. Hebe
28. Hudson
29. Isma
30. Jutland
31. Lake borgne
32. Lindeskov
33. Lucienne (possibly)
34. Maindy keep
35. Malvina
36. Marga
37. Marie
38. Marsala
39. Martin
40. Martinhall
41. Merton hall
42. Messicano
43. Midnight sun i
44. Monksgarth
45. Naja
46. Natcrest
47. Octopus 70 (possibly)
48. Olympic bravery
49. Ouessantine
50. Pascal andre mickael
51. Peter sif
52. Polvena (possibly)
53. Polvena (probably)
54. President leroy lallier
55. Pronto
56. Risoy (possibly)
57. Saracen
58. Seaspray
59. Snyg
60. Solferino
61. Stanhall
62. Surcouf
63. Tali
64. Teucer
65. Throstle
66. Trym
67. U 767 (possibly)
68. Ub 36
69. Varga
70. Venborg
71. Vesper
72. Volanta
73. Vordingbord (possibly)
74. Wilfred

 

Name: FERDINAND A

Length 87.2 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2062 ton

Cause: torpedoed by german submarine off ushant, whilst on passage clyde for nantes. (ww1 sl).

Year of registration: 1919

Water depth above wreck: 102 meter

Known since: 1919, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H1690/19 16.7.19 NDW IN 484300N, 050400W. (PARIS NM). INS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. BR STD. H1291/28 [NO DATE] SYMBOL AMENDED TO NDW (1917). BR STD. H1128/63 12.3.63 SHOWN AS NDW ON NC 2644. 24.1.78 SHOWN AS NDW IN 484300N, 050400W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6680 [INT 1708]. 26.2.88 SHOWN AS WK USC PD 80MTRS ON FRENCH 7067 [1987 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14585018. NC 2644. 2.3.09 SHOWN IN 4842.940N, 0504.090W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [INT 1708] [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 42.94 N,5 4.09 W

 

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