This is the information page about the shipwreck Gap, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.287 N,5 4.036 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Andola
5. Andromeda
6. Arab
7. Ardgarry
8. Arvor
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Ballarat
14. Bamse (probably)
15. Bard (possibly)
16. Bay of panama
17. Beatrice (possibly)
18. Bellucia
19. Ben asdale
20. Ben rein
21. Benito
22. Bjornvik (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Bretonne (probably)
25. Cape finisterre (probably)
26. Carmarthen
27. Caroline
28. Caroni river
29. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Corvus
38. Cromdale
39. Cyrenian
40. Czar
41. Dionne marie
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Elisabeth (possibly)
44. Epsilon
45. Erato
46. Eric calvert (possibly)
47. Eskdale
48. Eva (possibly)
49. Forde
50. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
51. Ganymede
52. Gap
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hanover
57. Hansy
58. Happy returns (possibly)
59. Hera
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms javelin (stern section)
68. Hms kurd
69. Hms lady of the isles
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hmy sappho (possibly)
75. Hnlms brielle
76. Hockwold
77. Ilston
78. Jersey queen (possibly)
79. John
80. Jolie mouette
81. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
82. Juno
83. Karen marie
84. Kerris reed
85. King harry (probably)
86. Kremsertor
87. Krosfond
88. Kwester
89. La suippe
90. Lady dalhousie
91. Le vieux tigre
92. Leander
93. Leon martin (part of)
94. Libourne
95. Loe bar wk
96. Lord snowden (probably)
97. Lorle (probably)
98. Lucent (possibly)
99. Lydie
100. Merle
101. Mervyn (possibly)
102. Mina cantiquin
103. Mitera marigo
104. Mohegan
105. Mosel
106. Mountby
107. Mourne (probably)
108. N g petersen
109. Normand
110. Nyassa
111. Ocklinge
112. Omer denise
113. Ospra
114. Pearl (possibly)
115. Penelope jane (possibly)
116. Pindos
117. Plantaganet
118. Poljames
119. Poljames
120. Ponus
121. Port chalmers
122. Prestige
123. Princess royal
124. Queen (possibly)
125. Rigmor (possibly)
126. Robert
127. Rock island bridge
128. Royal anne galley
129. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
130. Schiedam
131. Secil japan (bow section)
132. Secil japan (stern section)
133. Shoal fisher
134. Spital
135. Spyridion vagliano
136. St anthony (possibly)
137. St george (possibly)
138. Stanwood
139. Twilight water
140. U 1018
141. U 95
142. Ub 106 (possibly)
143. Ub 112 (possibly)
144. Ub 113
145. Ub 128 (possibly)
146. Ub 86 (possibly)
147. Ub 97 (possibly)
148. Uc 66
149. Ula
150. Veritas
151. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
152. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
153. Violet
154. Volnay
155. War tune
156. Westwood (possibly)
157. Wyndcliffe
158. Zebra

 

Name: GAP

Length 85.5 meter, width: 12.3 meter, draught: 5.6, tonnage 2160 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: vessel, built 1920 by osborne, graham & co., sunderland, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine. on passage rouen to barry, ran aground in gale, rocks penetrating holds. total loss. (shipwreck index of the british isles)

Year of registration: 1928

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter

Known since: 1928, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/18 4.3.02 REMAINS OF "GAP" LIE IN 5002.287N, 0504.036W [WGD]. WK IS DIVED REGULARLY. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE, TELECON 2.3.02) NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 2.287 N,5 4.036 W

 

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