This is the information page about the shipwreck Gapern, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 3.407 N,0 4.641 E (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. ?flavia
2. Acacia
3. Accord
4. Ada jean (possibly)
5. Adams beck (probably)
6. Adelaide (possibly)
7. Agba
8. Ailsa
9. Alamance (probably)
10. Albano
11. Albia (probably)
12. Alcedo
13. Alzira
14. Andania (probably)
15. Andania (probably)
16. Annapolis
17. Arandora star
18. Ardglass
19. Argyle (possibly)
20. Atlas (possibly)
21. Aty (possibly)
22. Auriga
23. Aurora
24. Austria
25. Azira
26. Azure
27. Balzac
28. Bangarth
29. Baron glamis (probably)
30. Ben aden
31. Benvorlich
32. Berbice
33. Berry bretagne
34. Black diamond
35. Blairangus
36. Blairhall
37. Blairlogie
38. Blue dawn
39. Bonvilston
40. Boy anthony ii
41. Boy bailey
42. Boy john r
43. Braconash (possibly)
44. Bradfyne
45. British officer (after part)
46. Buffalo (possibly)
47. Bullger
48. Byron darnton
49. Cabotia
50. Cairnglen
51. Canonesa
52. Cape st andrew
53. Carmarthen coast
54. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
55. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
56. Carrick
57. Castle eden
58. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
59. Chindwin
60. Chirripo
61. Chris an abil
62. City of bristol
63. Clare (possibly)
64. Clementine
65. Clytoneus
66. Constellation
67. Coquet mouth
68. Craigantlet
69. Cranford (possibly)
70. Cumberland
71. Cutty 11
72. Dalcairn
73. Dalriada
74. Davaar
75. Dayspring (probably)
76. Denham (probably)
77. Dettifoss
78. Devereux
79. Diamond
80. Diamond d
81. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
82. Don (possibly)
83. Dora
84. Doris
85. Dove of oban
86. Eagle iii
87. East bank (gy 379)
88. Eleftherios m tricoglu
89. Elisabeth marie
90. Ella hewett
91. Elmbank
92. Elziena (possibly)
93. Empire adventure
94. Empire ocelot
95. Empress of britain
96. Empress of japan (possibly)
97. Enderick
98. Englishman (possibly)
99. Erlo hills
100. Espire
101. Eston
102. Ethel crawford
103. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
104. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
105. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
106. Eventide
107. Fawn (probably)
108. Fenella
109. Ferryhill
110. Fervent
111. Fingal
112. Firelight (possibly)
113. Flavia
114. Florence
115. Foxy lady
116. Fv geneveive
117. Gaelic
118. Gapern
119. Gateshead (possibly)
120. General havelock
121. George
122. Girona
123. Girvan
124. Gjeso (probably)
125. Glenesk
126. Glentow
127. Goodleigh
128. Gothia
129. Gottfried (possibly)
130. Gran
131. Greenhaven
132. Grelrosa
133. Grit
134. Gudbrand (possibly)
135. H a brightman
136. H c flood (possibly)
137. H c flood (probably)
138. Haileybury
139. Hanne
140. Hans hoth (probably)
141. Harrington
142. Harvest hope (possibly)
143. Hebble (probably)
144. Hekla (possibly)
145. Helvetia (possibly)
146. Her majesty
147. Hercules
148. Heros (possibly)
149. Hinde
150. Hmms 180
151. Hms adept (possibly)
152. Hms assurance
153. Hms ben ardna (probably)
154. Hms boniface
155. Hms brisk (bow section)
156. Hms carinthia
157. Hms cupar
158. Hms drake
159. Hms duchess (probably)
160. Hms dunvegan castle
161. Hms elise
162. Hms elise (possibly)
163. Hms ethel taylor
164. Hms herring
165. Hms james ludford
166. Hms laurentic
167. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
168. Hms saldanha
169. Hms snaefell (probably)
170. Hms southsea
171. Hms st johns
172. Hms star of devoran
173. Hms summer rose
174. Hms william hallet (possibly)
175. Hms witherington
176. Hmsm unity (probably)
177. Hogarth
178. Housatonic (possibly)
179. Humber
180. Ilios (possibly)
181. Ilious
182. Imperialist (possibly)
183. Intent
184. Invergyle
185. Inverlane (part of)
186. Inverlane (stern section)
187. James stewart
188. Jenny m (possibly)
189. John m smart (possibly).
190. Johnny boy (probably)
191. Jolly girls
192. Jolly girls (possibly)
193. Jonkoping i (possibly)
194. Justitia
195. Jytte (possibly)
196. Kalliopi s.
197. Kalua
198. Kamma
199. Karen
200. Kavak
201. Kim david
202. King james (possibly)
203. Kirsty jane (possibly)
204. Knightsgarth
205. La valencera trinidada
206. Lady glanely
207. Lafonia
208. Lairdscastle (probably)
209. Lakemoor
210. Leon jeanine
211. Linden (probably)
212. Lindron
213. Lisa selena
214. Liverpool
215. Llanfair
216. Llwyngwair (possibly)
217. Loch-na-gar (probably)
218. Lochgarry
219. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
220. Longbird
221. Longwy
222. Lord rank
223. Lucida
224. Lugano
225. Lupina
226. Lyng
227. M.j.craig (probably)
228. M3
229. Maggie mcleman ii
230. Maindy bridge (possibly)
231. Manchester brigade
232. Marcheller (possibly)
233. Mari ban
234. Maria
235. Marne (part of)(possibly)
236. Mars
237. Marsuka
238. Mayoress pelican
239. Menck
240. Middleton (probably)
241. Minerva (poss)
242. Misty dawn
243. Mobeka
244. Mohamed ali el-kebir
245. Mountain laurel (possibly)
246. Narcissus (possibly)
247. Nemesia (possibly)
248. Neptunus (possibly)
249. New dawn
250. Nike (possibly)
251. Nokomis
252. Norseman
253. Nyanza (possibly)
254. Nyula
255. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
256. Onward fisher
257. Orion (probably)
258. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
259. Ottoland (possibly)
260. Overton
261. Pandion
262. Pathfinder
263. Perelle (possibly)
264. Peridot
265. Perilia
266. Pintail
267. Pintail
268. Polleon (possibly)
269. Poltava (possibly)
270. Povena
271. Prestige
272. Presto (possibly)
273. Presto (possibly)
274. Princess maud (possibly)
275. Princess victoria
276. Protector (possibly)
277. Providence
278. Provider a
279. Prunelle
280. Queen wilhelmina
281. Quesada (possibly)
282. Quesada (possibly)
283. Quest (probably)
284. Quillota
285. R. mackay (possibly)
286. Rachael jayne iv
287. Ragnhild (possibly)
288. Ragni (probably)
289. Raven (poss)
290. Ravensbourne (possibly)
291. Recorder (possibly)
292. Regian
293. Renen
294. Rfa creosol
295. Richard de larrinaga
296. Rio colorado
297. Rising sun
298. Rosa (possibly)
299. Rotha
300. Rowan
301. Runo
302. Saga (possibly)
303. Saint ronaig
304. Salonica
305. Sandhurst
306. Santa maria
307. Sard
308. Sargasso (possibly)
309. Scott miller
310. Secil angola
311. Setter (possibly)
312. Shackleton
313. Silver rose
314. Simla
315. Skifjord
316. Snowdrop (possibly)
317. Solway queen (possibly)
318. Spekulation
319. Spey (possibly)
320. Spray
321. St conan
322. St kenan (possibly)
323. St oran
324. St paul
325. Stag 5 (probably)
326. Staithes (possibly)
327. Stangate
328. State of louisiana (bow section)
329. State of louisiana (stern section)
330. Stolwijk
331. Stratford
332. Strathmore
333. Strinheim
334. Stypie
335. Sunniva (possibly)
336. Svava
337. Swiftly
338. Tasso
339. Tatiana (possibly)
340. Taymouth castle
341. Teal (probably)
342. Templemore
343. Thames (probably)
344. The stewarts court (probably)
345. Theresa marie
346. Thermopylae
347. Tiberia
348. Torinia
349. Touraine
350. Towy
351. Triumph
352. Tromo (possibly)
353. U 33
354. U 776
355. Ub 115 (possibly)
356. Ub 82 (possibly)
357. Ub 85
358. Ub-85 / ub-82?
359. Uc 32 (probably)
360. Upcerne
361. Vera louise
362. Verdi
363. Vestra
364. Vianna (possibly)
365. Vianna (probably)
366. Voorwarts (possibly)
367. Wayside flower
368. Wearsider
369. William castle
370. William mannel
371. Wilmere (probably)
372. Winsome
373. Woods
374. Yselhaven (possibly)
375. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: GAPERN

Length 86 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 2286 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products

Cause: built 1972 by flekkfjord slipp. & mask. owned at time of loss by o f ahlmark & co., eftr., a/b. passage kotka for hartlepool. cargo woodpulp. took water in the engine room and later sank. crew recovered.

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter

Known since: 1973, last detected: 1989

Details measurements/cartography: 19.11.73 19.11.73 SANK IN 550300N, 00400E. (TYNEMOUTH CG, TLX DTD 18.11.73). INS AS USCPA 15FMS.

- NM 2447/73. 7.12.73 7.12.73 WK IN 550324N, 000445E BY DECCA. (S TRAWLER KINGSTON EMERALD, VIA WHITE FISH AUTHORITY). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H1270/84 1.4.85 H1270/84 1.4.85 AMEND TO NDW. NE 1191 & 1192. HH160/350/01 10.11.89 HH160/350/01 10.11.89 AMEND TO USC 47MTRS (TONNAGE KNOWN). NE 2182.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 3.407 N,0 4.641 E

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway