This is the information page about the shipwreck Finnborg, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.288 N,2 15.893 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

 

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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. Agrion
2. Antonis g lemos (probably)
3. Armas
4. Baden
5. Beatrice maud
6. Belle colombe
7. Bissen
8. Bohera
9. Bonafide
10. Bonita
11. Bremenry
12. British influence
13. Bronte (ex-war coney)
14. Buchanness
15. Cab
16. Calvados
17. Cap horn des mers
18. Carrouest one (possibly)
19. Carrouest one (possibly)
20. Cathrine
21. Centurion
22. Cid
23. Citta de bari
24. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
25. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
26. Constantia s (fwd part)
27. Dallas city (possibly)
28. Deucalion
29. Discovery
30. Edirne
31. Eika
32. Eleni stathatou
33. Emile miguet
34. Emily eveson
35. Empress
36. Felix de abasolo
37. Finn
38. Finnborg
39. Frigga
40. Gairsoppa
41. Gallia
42. Ginette
43. Girnigoe
44. Guilding star
45. Heronspool
46. Hms blackwood
47. Hms courageous
48. Hms dark gladiator
49. Hms delight
50. Hms dragon
51. Hms gossamer
52. Hms viper
53. Ice prince
54. Ievoli sun
55. Jeanne
56. Johan (possibly)
57. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
58. Josef joham (stern half) (probably)
59. K m b (possibly)
60. Kolga
61. Le nord
62. Lenda
63. Leticia
64. Linn o dee (or linn o dec)
65. Liverpool
66. Louisiane
67. Mahenge (possibly)
68. Makeshift (possibly)
69. Malka
70. Marie mashman
71. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
72. Meknes
73. Mera 1
74. Mersey
75. Mimosa
76. Miniota
77. Motorola
78. Mount myrto
79. Netley abbey (possibly)
80. Nyarlathotep
81. Pan
82. Pendragon b
83. Peras
84. Perra (possibly)
85. Phoenix c1/131
86. Point law
87. Portsea
88. Progress
89. Pruthree
90. Psi
91. Rabbi
92. Rap
93. Regina coeli (possibly)
94. Rfa bacchus
95. Rhenania
96. Saint antoine
97. Snowdrop
98. Solway prince (possibly)
99. Stade (after part)
100. Stade (possibly)
101. Stanley force
102. Stella (probably)
103. Terra
104. Theodoros t
105. Tyne
106. U 672 (possibly)
107. Uffe
108. Ville de malaga
109. Xania

 

Name: FINNBORG

Length 95.1 meter, tonnage 2450 ton
Load: chemicals

Cause: sank after collision with ss 'southfort'. no lives lost.

Year of registration: 1951

Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1951, last detected: 1996

Details measurements/cartography: H03504/51 13.9.51 H03504/51 13.9.51 FAIRLY LARGE, BARNACLE-COVERED WK, WITHOUT FUNNEL OR DAVITS, LOCATED IN 495706N, 021548W DURING THE SEARCH FOR HMS AFFRAY. LENGTH 270-300FT. HEIGHT 34-42FT. ORIENTATED 090/270DEGS. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 24.7.51). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 8.8.78 8.8.78 AMEND TO USC 55MTRS. NE 2454. 29.1.80 29.1.80 SHOWN AS WK PA 40MTRS ON FR 878 [1979 EDN].

- NM 968/80. SHOWN AS USC 55MTRS ON FR 5085 [1980 EDN]. NCA. HH090/496/01 12.10.90 HH090/496/01 12.10.90 EXAM'D 29.6.90 IN 495717.3N, 021553.6W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.4 IN GEN DEPTH 63MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 14.6MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LARGE WK LYING 090/270DEGS, APPARENTLY WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE AND MASTS INTACT. THE W EXTREMITY APPEARS TO HAVE PARTLY BROKEN AWAY - PERHAPS DUE TO COLLISION DAMAGE. (NP 1008, HI 496). AMEND TO WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/12 27.9.96 HH100/351/12 27.9.96 WRECK IS UPRIGHT, BOW CRUMPLED AND BRIDGE AREA THROWN FORWARD ONTO DECK. ONE HOLD IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND BRIDGE - BOTH EMPTY. PART OF STERN BROKEN OFF A FEW YARDS AWAY. TWO BELLS RECOVERED WITHOUT NAMES. IDENTIFIED FROM CROCKERY MARKED: 'J A ZACHARIASSON & CO, NYSTAD'. (A DUNSTER).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOW CRUMPLED

Position: 49 57.288 N,2 15.893 W

 

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