This is the information page about the shipwreck Foyle (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 36.659 N,5 3.082 W (52.329533333333, -5.2955166666667)

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: FOYLE (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H0109/45 9.4.45 POSN 523645N, 050330W. (W APPS LIST, WAGO 524). AUBD 319/90 VERY GOOD SONAR CONTACT. LENGTH 162FT, HEIGHT 12FT. DIRN 155/335 DEGS. WK IN TWO PARTS. (C IN C WA). H5222/61 31.1.62 H52SANK 20 MILES SW OF BARDSEY. (F C FAGAN, 5.10.61). 27.10.72 INS AS USC 60MTRS. NC 1971. H1935/80 14.5.82 EXAM'D 12.6.81 IN MEAN POSN 523635N, 050303W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. N PART: LEAST E/S DEPTH 73.8 IN GEN DEPTH 80MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. 35MTRS LONG, LYING N/S. S PART (LARGER OF TWO): LEAST E/S DEPTH 76.8MTRS. 44MTRS LONG, LYING 050/230 DEGS. (HMS FAWN, HI 3). COULD BE TWO SEPARATE WKS. AMEND TO WKS 73MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2014/000004134 27.1.14 LOCATED IN 5236.661N, 0503.084W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 74.1MTRS. (CEFAS MID-ST GEORGE'S CHANNEL SURVEY, 2013). AMEND WK 74MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2014/000169269 12.3.15 EXAM'D 23.11.14 IN 5236.659N, 0503.082W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 72.2 IN GEN DEPTH 78.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 34.4MTRS, WIDTH 23.4MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPARENTLY THE BOW PART WITH BRIDGE STILL VISIBLE. SECOND PART, POSSIBLY THE STERN WITH SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION, HAS LEAST DEPTH 74.6MTRS. LENGTH 46.6MTRS, WIDTH 20.2MTRS, HT 4.2MTRS. LIES 074/254DEGS. (MMT, HI 1450). SECOND PART LIES CLOSE SSW. AMEND WKS 72MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, STERN LIES CLOSE SSW

Position: 52 36.659 N,5 3.082 W

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