This is the information page about the shipwreck Fervent, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 49.324 N,0 57.3 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Athelstane
6. Athos
7. Atlas (possibly)
8. Atwing (possibly)
9. Audax
10. Braconash (possibly)
11. Commercial
12. Corsham
13. Dayspring (probably)
14. Defiant
15. Earl percy
16. Fervent
17. Gothia
18. Hartley
19. Helene
20. Hercules
21. Hms locheil
22. Hms ruthin castle
23. Imperialist (possibly)
24. John miles
25. Jytte (possibly)
26. King james (possibly)
27. Lucida
28. Lucy
29. Maggie mcleman ii
30. Marchioness of londonderry
31. Moorwood (possibly)
32. Neptunus (possibly)
33. Ottoland (possibly)
34. Pandora
35. Pathfinder
36. Rosella (probably)
37. Rutil
38. Schaldis (possibly)
39. Stora-korsnas-link i
40. Talisman (possibly)
41. Tatiana (possibly)
42. Teesdale (possibly)
43. Thermopylae
44. Uc 70
45. Voorwarts (possibly)
46. Wayside flower

 

Name: FERVENT

Length 65.2 meter, width: 9 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 901 ton

Cause: Built of iron in 1876 by short bros ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by james westoll ltd, sunderland. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 98 nhp, single shaft. cargo coal. lost in heavy weather.

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H460/67 3.4.67 WK LOCATED 10.6.66 IN 544918N, 005800W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 181 IN GEN DEPTH 196FT. SCOUR DEPTH 199FT. LIES 110/290 DEG, POSSIBLY IN TWO PARTS, 420FT APART. (HMS EGERIA, HI 42/66). AMEND TO WK 30FMS. BR STD. 17.5.73 AMEND TO WK 55MTRS. NC 152. H3221/71 25.2.71 WK STANDS 4.75MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. IN ONE PIECE, LENGTH 210 TO 250FT, WITH NO VERTICAL PROJECTIONS APPARENT. (RV CLIONE, 3.8.70). H6331/87 2.2.89 EXAM'D 7.6.88 IN 544919N, 005712W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54.6 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. SCOUR 0.7MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.8MTRS, LENGTH 55MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEG, IN ONE PIECE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. 6.3.15 WK HAS BEEN DIVER AND CONFIRMED AS SS FERVENT. VERY OLD BUT FAIRLY INTACT SS. SITS UPRIGHT ON A MUD SEABED. SINGLE BOILER AND SMALL COMPOUND ENGINE MIDSHIPS. SOME TELLING LINE CROCKERY RECOVERED. (C RACEY, EMAIL DTD 6.3.15).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, FAIRLY INTACT

Position: 54 49.324 N,0 57.3 W

 

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