This is the information page about the shipwreck Floriestan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 45.145 N,6 28.557 W (55.924716666667, -6.2913)

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.

Name: FLORIESTAN

Length 126.5 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 5478 ton
Load: vehicles,general and mixed goods

Cause: ran aground in fog approx 6m n of orsay lt, near kilchiaron [kilchearan] bay, whilst en-route manchester to persian gulf. built in 1928 by j redhead & sons, s shields.

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter

Known since: 1942, last detected: 1982

Details measurements/cartography: H1288/75 10.11.75 H1288/75 10.11.75 SHOWN PLOTTED IN 554509N, 062812W ON CHART CUTTING 3116. (P SELLARS DTD 10.10.75). NCA. H1270/75 17.11.82 H1270/75 17.11.82 LIES VERY BADLY BROKEN UP ON N SIDE OF ENTRANCE TO KILCHIARAN BAY. BOILERS ARE HIGHEST PART COMING TO WITHIN 3MTRS OF SURFACE AT LW. RAILWAY WAGONS, PARTS OF TANK, & MUCH COPPER WIRE SEEN IN WRECKAGE. LIES IN GEN DEPTH OF +15MTRS, IN 554509N, 062830W. (EXERCISE SCOOBIE SNOOP, 3-17.9.82, REPORT). CHART AS WK PA 3MTRS. BR STD. 28.1.13 28.1.13 NOT LOCATED. AREA TOO SHALLOW FOR ACCESS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1362). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 45.145 N,6 28.557 W

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